Doubting Thomas

“Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
John 20:25


I was thinking about good old “Doubting Thomas” the other day. Thankfully, God gave us him as one of our role models in life. He, Thomas, didn’t believe anything that anyone else told him. Literally, he had to put his hands in the wounds and touch the risen Jesus before he bought into the Resurrection. How much like both you and I was this guy? I know that I have the tendency not to believe others carte blanche. I know that I have to figure things out for myself. I have to have a proof to my liking before I will believe something. And quite possibly that could be the point that God was trying to make when He let us hear of Doubting Thomas. Each of us has to make our faith decision individually. The whole group can not make it for us. Some of us will figure it out one way and some of us will figure it out another way. Each of us should stop and take the time to put our hands into the wounds of Jesus in order to believe. We must try to really experience Him, not just say that we believe in him. Some of us will be more stubborn than others. That is okay. I feel much better knowing that St. Thomas was a doubter. God will bring us through the rough spots in our faith lives, those times that we have doubts and questions.