Do We Need Proof?

But Thomas 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."  John 20:25

I think Thomas got a bad rap.  After all, how many of us have called him “Doubting Thomas?”  Thomas had not been in the Upper Room when Jesus first came to the disciples, so when the disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord,” no wonder he was unwilling to take their word for it. He wanted proof.

As children of the information age, we, too, often ask for proof. Yet, concerning the mysteries of God, concerning the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, there will never be concrete evidence.  Just as there is no “block of love” sitting in a museum somewhere to prove that love exists, there is no “block of faith” in another museum somewhere.  Yet we are aware of the existence of both. 

This week, as we consider Thomas’ request for proof, let us rest in the truth of Christ’s answer to him, “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”

Are you blessed?