Gospel: John 20:24-29
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus
came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But Thomas
said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my
finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them.
Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said,
“Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my
hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving,
but believe.” Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said
to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those
who have not seen and have believed.”
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Reflection:
Do we sometimes need an affirmation of our faith in Jesus? That is
perfectly OK because it show signs of our growing faith. If we want our faith
in Jesus to be affirmed we simply have to be sensitive to the movement of Jesus
in our life.
For example, the new life that is given to us every morning. It’s not a routinary
flow of life that we wake up every morning. It’s Jesus giving us a new
life every morning! If we are sensitive to the movement of Jesus in our life we
would discover that the dawning of a new day that we experience every morning
is a miracle from Jesus.
Thomas needed an affirmation of his faith from his Lord and Master (John
20:25). He wanted to see first the wounds of Jesus before he believes. He wanted
to touch it and put his finger into the very wounds of Jesus before he believes
that Jesus has resurrected (John 20:25).
Are we not like Thomas too? We often times want our faith in Jesus to be
affirmed by His signs? Jesus has been giving us signs that He moves in our life
everyday, we simply have to be sensitive and thankful for these signs. – Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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