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( from
John 20:19-31)
Thomas
was a commercial fisherman, he grew up
around the Sea of Galilee. Jesus called him and he followed for
three years. But Thomas was a
pessimist. Some people rejoice to see a glass half full, but Thomas saw
it half empty.
Soon, his world fell apart. Thomas saw Jesus arrested in the Garden of
Gethsemane and he fled for his life. On Good Friday he watched at a
distance as his friend was nailed to a cross. As Jesus' life drains
away, so does Thomas's hope.
On the following Sunday he was so saddened that he didn't gather
with his fellow disciples for an evening meal. The next morning, the
disciples went looking for Thomas to tell him what had happened in his
absence.
"Thomas, we were in that upper room where we'd
been meeting. We lock the doors for protection. Yet, all of a sudden,
Jesus appears. 'Peace be with you,' he said. He showed us his hands and
side. There are holes where the nails had been and where the spear
penetrated his side. He is raised from the dead!"
Thomas was afraid to believe. "I don't believe
it," yells Thomas. You're seeing what you want to see. Jesus is
dead. I saw him die. Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my
hand into his side, I will not believe it."
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.”
Then Thomas fell to his knees and said in
awe, "My Lord and my God!"
"Doubting Thomas", as he is sometimes called, is
the first disciple to put into words the truth that Jesus is both Lord
and God. "Doubting Thomas" utters the greatest confession of
faith recorded anywhere in the Bible.
Jesus replied, "Because you have seen me, you
have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have
believed." |
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"Doubting Thomas" is a
Roman Catholic
Christian Band of young musicians in middle Georgia
under the support of
St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in
Kathleen Georgia.
The band is produced and managed by
Moulliet Productions.
Just as Thomas would not believe, we all tend to not believe unless we
experience it first hand. In that way we are all a "Doubting Thomas".
Our mission is to bring the message of "FAITH" to all people, young and
old, through the universal language of music. |
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