Monday, July 22, 2002
Monday, July 22, 2002
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."
The second approach is that of a person afraid to doubt at all. A voice inside your head
suggests you will fry in hell if you entertain even the slightest doubt that everything you have
been taught is not true. This voice usually sounds very much like some parent's or some
preacher's.
The third group is made up of people like Thomas--and I suspect like you and me. This is the
group of people who say with the man who encountered Jesus, "I believe. Help my unbelief."
(Mark 9:24)
(John 20.24-25
NRSV)
There are three approaches to doubt. One is the skeptic who says he or she is a doubter and
proud of it. That is a very convenient approach to life. In the name of skepticism, one can avoid
making any kind of a commitment.
Dear Jesus, please help me to believe even in my unbelief. Amen.
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