Thoughts on Friday’s Scripture
Like Thomas in this story, we are also those who believe, and sometimes doubt.
Though we haven’t seen the risen Jesus in person with our eyes, many of us believe. Many of us can testify that “the Spirit bears witness with our Spirit that we are children of God.” Still, all of us, at times and some of us, nearly all the time, struggle with belief.
This story may seem to be for a different audience than the previous two. The first two are for believers who have already seen or felt or known something of the resurrection of Jesus. This story is for those who haven’t yet. We move from bright lights to shadows, from joyous determination to fearful confusion.
The good news in this story is that our risen Lord comes to us wherever we are, however we are, and brings us what we need to believe, never condemning us for our doubts, but meeting us in them.