27 Apr 2025
7 CommentsThey Saw Him!
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When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, 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. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
27 April 2025 @ 10:49 pm
I was touched by your bringing our Francis into he scene. Thank you, Connie
27 April 2025 @ 11:07 pm
Thanks, Connie.
May we recognize the wounds of Jesus in our suffering world.
27 April 2025 @ 11:34 pm
Thanks, Connie, for your valuable and thoughtful insights!
28 April 2025 @ 12:14 am
Thank you, Connie.
28 April 2025 @ 12:44 am
Thanks, Connie, for bringing Pope Francis’ words to us once more.
Marianne
28 April 2025 @ 12:54 am
Yes, they saw Him — Now, may we — in our own suffering and that of all the wounded of the world. A day after Pope Francis’ extraordinary funeral and burial, it is both comforting and challenging to be reminded of his stance toward the wounded. Thanks, Connie
28 April 2025 @ 1:56 am
Thank you Connie for this insightful preaching and remembrance of Jesus through the words of Pope Francis. Jesus’ vulnerability in showing his wounds to Thomas reveals his authenticity and his love and Francis saw the same in the wounds of people and planet.