Friday July 3rd: My Lord and my God!

St. Thomas, Apostle.

Thomas teaches us that faith is not the absence of struggle.

John 20: 24 – 29

Today’s gospel shows us a disciple who refuses to pretend. Thomas cannot accept the Resurrection on secondhand testimony alone. He wants to see, to touch, to know. Yet Jesus does not reject him for his questions. Instead, the Lord comes back for Thomas personally, inviting him to place his hand in the wounds that love has carried into glory.

Thomas teaches us that faith is not the absence of struggle; faith is the courage to remain near Christ even while seeking understanding. Many people carry hidden doubts, disappointments, and unanswered prayers. The feast of St. Thomas reminds us that honest searching can become a path to deeper belief when it leads us towards Jesus rather than away from Him.

After encountering the risen Lord, Thomas makes one of the greatest confessions in Scripture: “My Lord and my God!” May we also move from hesitation to trust, and from uncertainty to courageous witness before the world.

In every Eucharist, the wounded and risen Saviour stands among us, offering peace and mercy.