He said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing." Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"—John 20:27–28
Our Father, encourage us—especially we who often doubt and feel
ashamed of our doubt. May we realize that You are in the midst of our
reflections and, through such inner searching, we can come to new insights and
deeper depths that otherwise we would never have known.
Thank You for preserving the story of Thomas. We see ourselves
portrayed so vividly in his doubts. May we come to a realization that You're
pleased even in our searching, and You honor our honest questions. Thank You
for accepting us in our struggles and understanding our doubts. Thank You for
Your grace in understanding that though we weep when we lose our friends and
family, and we question the tragedies and calamities of life, it isn't that we
doubt Your right to rule. It's that we struggle with releasing our own
rights . . . we're simply trying to reason our way through those
mysterious valleys.
Father, we wish to know You as we've never known You before. May
today be the beginning of increasing trust and decreasing doubts.
We ask this in the rock-solid name of Jesus, our Lord and our
God. Amen.
See also Matthew
14:28–33; James 1:5–8; Jude 1:22.
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