Not Seeing is Believing

We have all heard the saying, “Seeing is believing,” but in some cases the opposite can be true. After our Lord’s Resurrection, He appeared to 10 of His Disciples. Judas had hanged himself in sin and a loss of hope. Thomas was also not present when the Lord first appeared. When Thomas returned to be with the Disciples, since the Lord had visited them, they said to Thomas, “’We have seen the Lord.’ So he said to them, ‘Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.’” (John 20.25) For Thomas seeing WAS believing.


Eight days later the Lord appeared again and this time Thomas was there and believed and proclaimed, “’My Lord and My God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.’” (John 20.28-29)



For a variety of reasons you may have not been able to attend Church this past Pascha, either because of the lateness of the hour or health reasons or any other number of reasons. Today those of us who were here can tell you, “We were here and we witnessed His Light. Christ is Risen!” As our Lord said to Thomas, today we invite you, “Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” (John 20.27) You will be blessed by God if you do…