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Doubting Thomas. That title is a reminder, if ever there was one, that nicknames stick, even if the nickname isn\u2019t necessarily warranted or fair. Sure, today\u2019s Gospel tells us in black and white that Thomas the Apostle said he would not believe in the risen Lord unless he could see and touch the marks from the nails of the crucifixion and the wound where the soldier’s lance had pierced Jesus\u2019 side. But what we tend to gloss over is that all the other apostles had already been treated to that visible proof the first time Jesus was in their midst. Jesus\u2019 core group wasn\u2019t exactly packed with quick believers. Remember how they initially doubted Mary Magdalene\u2019s news of the resurrection. Remember how afterward, in the scene just before today\u2019s Gospel, Jesus appeared to them, showed them his hands and his side\u2014and then<\/em> they rejoiced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

So why did poor Thomas get hung out to dry? In some ways, despite his title as the doubter in the crowd, he is the one who offers the rest of us hope. We hear Thomas\u2019s story and realize that it is possible to doubt one minute and then say without hesitation, \u201cMy Lord and my God.\u201d It is possible to make mistakes and be saved, to lose faith\u2014however briefly and for however long\u2014and find that Jesus is still there, in our midst, waiting for us to recognize him and accept the peace he offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary DeTurris Poust, \u201cPossibly the Best Title,\u201d from the July 2021 issue of Give Us This Day www.giveusthisday.org<\/a> (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2021). Used with permission.<\/em>
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