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APRIL 27, 2025

Jesus’ grace—not Thomas’s doubt—is the focus of this story. Thomas is a follower of Jesus with some questions—questions similar to those the other disciples had, and got answered, when Jesus appeared among them one week earlier. But Thomas was not there when Jesus appeared to the others, and he was not going to be fooled. People do not, as a rule, rise from the dead. He needed to know this wasn’t a hoax—he needed to see and touch Jesus’ wounds. Jesus gives Thomas exactly what he says he needs. Thomas responds in faith with the words, “My Lord and my God!”