Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” It is a beautiful thing to watch a sunrise - to watch the world move from darkness to light. I have come to see sunrise as more of a process than an instantaneous event that happens at the exact hour and minute given on the weather app. When you purposefully watch a sunrise you see the sky gradually become lighter until the moment the sun comes over the horizon. Then comes the golden hour, the time when the sun is low in the sky and the light is more golden then the blaring white of midday.
The disciples came to understand and accept Christ’s resurrection much like sunrise happens. It wasn’t an instantaneous process. They began in darkness and fear in locked rooms. Most of them that is. For some reason Thomas wasn’t in that locked room the first night. Even a week later when Thomas was with them, they were still cowering in fear in a locked room. They all were still doubting. When Jesus appeared to the disciples this time, note that he didn’t reprimand them for not believing, even Thomas who had the courage to say he would only believe if he saw Jesus with his own eyes. Instead he gave them peace and spoke directly to Thomas. I think maybe this was because Thomas was brave enough to speak his doubt. We all face doubt, not just once but again and again. We all have to see Jesus with our own eyes. Our belief in Jesus can not be based on what someone else believes. We must all come to a time of believing who Christ is for ourselves. We must speak our doubts and Jesus will show us who he is, just like he did to Thomas and the disciples. It may not be in a miraculous physical appearance but he will come in just the way we need to see him, to dissolve our doubt. Then, like Thomas, we will bow and acknowledge Jesus as, “My Lord and my God.” And like the golden light after sunrise, we will find the peace only Jesus can give. Prayer My Lord and King, I kneel before so great a love. Thank you for coming to me when I doubt you and revealing yourself to me in unexpected ways that bring peace. Amen
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