“Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands,and put my finger in the mark of the nailsand my hand in his side, I will not believe.” —John 20.25
Just before we leave the Second Week of Easter let us take one more look at Thomas. Steve Garnaas-Holmes is a United Methodist minister who writes daily. I am grateful for his insights and his willingness to share.
Here, I have excerpted his meditation “Unless I see the marks.” You will want to read the entire meditation (more than once). It has opened my eyes to see Thomas in a different light.
Oh, Thomas was no doubter.…
”Oh, more, not less than all the rest,
Thomas believed in love, and how it bled. …He didn’t ask to see his smiling face,
[his] famous, radiant eyes;
he didn’t hope to see him break the bread
the way he always did.
No, he asked to see his wounds,
the marks of love, the wounds of one
who weeps with those who weep,
who has walked with us through the valley
of the shadow of death.Oh, Thomas, I’m with you: …
Read the entire meditation: Unless I see the marks « Unfolding Light.
Hear what the Spirit is saying 