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This week, we continue our celebration of Easter and find Jesus appearing to the disciples following his crucifixion. In reading through today’s text and selecting photos to share with you, more than usual, I found myself asking lots of questions and trying to read between the lines of the story… Jesus was alive for around 30 years. And, from his one to three years of ministry (depending on the gospel you are reading), we likely have no firsthand account of his life as most modern scholarship notes that even the four gospels are not firsthand tellings Jesus’ ministry. While there are other texts—such as the Gospel of Thomas, which was not included in the Bible but does provide more information on Jesus and his ministry—with the information we have and the time that has passed, it’s hard to get a full picture of the full events of Jesus’ life as we weren’t there ourselves and our every question may not be answered in the texts we have. (Luckily, I am married to a seminary graduate who has more knowledge than me…but, my questions usually turn into long discussions that raise more questions than come up with answers!) After reading through today’s scripture and debating what many of the words (and lack of words in some places) say or don’t say, what stuck with me the most from the lectionary was the need to see to believe. And, the fact that we today don’t really have that opportunity…just as those in John’s community (late 1st century) didn’t have. (Today’s text is from the Gospel of John.) Today, we don’t have anyone to give us a firsthand account of Jesus’ time on earth. We don’t have the opportunity to feel the wounds on his side and his hands as Thomas did in the days following the crucifixion. We may feel called by God, experience God, or even encounter him, but (for me, at least), I find these to be a bit different than the encounters that the women and disciples had in the days following Jesus’ death. For us, if we want to believe, we must be among those who Jesus says: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” Some days, the life and ministry of Jesus seem so far from our time. It can be hard to place his words and actions in our world. However, I do find it comforting when I realize that perhaps those in John’s community who were living just about 100 years after Jesus’ death may feel that same way that we do today. They were not alive during the life and ministry of Jesus. Like us, they had not seen him and did not have firsthand accounts of his life. They had to believe without seeing. And, just as members of the early church did around 2,000 years ago, we must rely on faith and just believe. “When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked 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; 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, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.” This is the Word of God, for the people of God. Thanks be to God.
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DRUGA VAZMENA NEDJELJA – MISNA ČITANJA Prvo čitanje – Dj 2,42-47 Svi koji prigrliše vjeru bijahu združeni i sve im bijaše zajedničko. Čitanje Djela apostolskih Braća bijahu postojana u nauku apostolskom, u zajedništvu, lomljenju kruha i molitvama. Strahopoštovanje obuzimaše svaku dušu: apostoli su činili mnoga čudesa i znamenja. Svi koji prigrliše vjeru bijahu združeni i sve im bijaše zajedničko. Sva bi imanja i dobra prodali i porazdijelili svima kako bi tko trebao. Svaki bi dan jednodušno i postojano hrlili u Hram, u kućama bi lomili kruh te u radosti i prostodušnosti srca zajednički uzimali hranu hvaleći Boga i uživajući naklonost svega naroda. Gospodin je pak danomice zajednici pridruživao spasenike. Riječ Gospodnja. Drugo čitanje – 1Pt 1,3-9 Uskrsnućem Isusa Krista od mrtvih iznova nas rodi za životnu nadu. Čitanje Prve poslanice svetoga Petra apostola Blagoslovljen Bog i Otac Gospodina našega Isusa Krista koji nas po velikom milosrđu svojemu uskrsnućem Isusa Krista od mrtvih nanovo rodi za životnu nadu, za baštinu neraspadljivu, neokaljanu i neuvelu, pohranjenu na nebesima za vas, vas koje snaga Božja po vjeri čuva za spasenje, spremno da se objavi u posljednje vrijeme. Zbog toga se radujte, makar se sada možda trebalo malo i žalostiti zbog različitih kušnja: da prokušanost vaše vjere – dragocjenija od propadljivog zlata, koje se ipak u vatri kuša – stekne hvalu, slavu i čast o objavljenju Isusa Krista. Njega vi ljubite iako ga ne vidjeste; u njega, iako ga još ne gledate, vjerujete te klikćete od radosti neizrecive i proslavljene što postigoste svrhu svoje vjere: spasenje duša. Riječ Gospodnja. Evanđelje – Iv 20, 19-31 Nakon osam dana dođe Isus. Čitanje svetog Evanđelja po Ivanu Kad bî uvečer onoga istog dana, prvog u tjednu, dok su učenici u strahu od Židova bili zatvorili vrata, dođe Isus, stane u sredinu i reče im: »Mir vama!« To rekavši, pokaza im svoje ruke i bok. I obradovaše se učenici vidjevši Gospodina. Isus im stoga ponovno reče: »Mir vama! Kao što mene posla Otac i ja šaljem vas.« To rekavši, dahne u njih i kaže im: »Primite Duha Svetoga. Kojima otpustite grijehe, otpuštaju im se; kojima zadržite, zadržani su im.« Ali Toma zvani Blizanac, jedan od dvanaestorice, ne bijaše s njima kad dođe Isus. Govorili su mu dakle drugi učenici: »Vidjeli smo Gospodina!« On im odvrati: »Ako ne vidim na njegovim rukama biljeg čavala i ne stavim svoj prst u mjesto čavala, ako ne stavim svoju ruku u njegov bok, neću vjerovati.« I nakon osam dana bijahu njegovi učenici opet unutra, a s njima i Toma. Vrata bijahu zatvorena, a Isus dođe, stade u sredinu i reče: »Mir vama!« Zatim će Tomi: »Prinesi prst ovamo i pogledaj mi ruke! Prinesi ruku i stavi je u moj bok i ne budi nevjeran nego vjeran.« Odgovori mu Toma: »Gospodin moj i Bog moj!« Reče mu Isus: »Budući da si me vidio, povjerovao si. Blaženi koji ne vidješe, a vjeruju!« Isus je pred svojim učenicima učinio i mnoga druga znamenja koja nisu zapisana u ovoj knjizi. A ova su zapisana da vjerujete: Isus je Krist, Sin Božji, i da vjerujući imate život u imenu njegovu. Riječ Gospodnja.