Doubters

It had been three long and difficult days when Thomas' friends came to him with the farfetched story that they had been to the tomb where Jesus had been buried, and it was empty. "His body is gone!" He would not believe it.

"I don't care if you call me "Doubting Thomas" for the rest of my life, or until the end of time for that matter, unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."

His friends may have spent the next week trying to convince him that the tomb really was empty. Thomas may have spent the week trying to make sense of everything that had happened, or supposedly had happened. Then, Jesus came and stood among them and spoke directly to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." (John 20:27)

I have no way of proving it, but in my imagination I can see Thomas falling down on his knees in front of Jesus, and with tears rolling down his face when he said, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:28)

Although we give Thomas a hard time, he's not so different than you and me, is he?

Be blessed this and every day!