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Saturday May 3rd,
John 20: 26 A
week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.
Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,
"Peace be with you!" 27 Then
he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your
hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." 28 Thomas said to him, "My Lord
and my God!" 29 Then
Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are
those who have not seen and yet have believed." I love this story; it is
after all so human. Thomas was the only
one who dared to be out of the room when Jesus came the first time, now he is
the scapegoat for what they were feeling before Jesus came to them. How often we project our issues on
others. How often we look for scapegoats
to take the heat off what we should be doing.
All you have to do is look at all the voter fraud perpetrated in the
name of preventing voter fraud to get a handle on this human trait. Jesus had
sent the disciples out a week ago and they are still behind the locked doors,
now Thomas gets the rap for doubting. We
too look for scapegoats to avoid what we should be doing. We too look for reasons, out there, why we
are avoiding doing the ministry we are called to do. Come to church to celebrate Christ’s work
through you and others in the world, don’t come to find Jesus, he is risen, he
is not here, but he expects you to be.
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