Today 9, April 2023, Christians around the world celebrate the triumph and resurrection of Jesus Christ. With feasting, prayer and family moments, the commemoration of Jesus' resurrection is fundamental to Christians.
He has risen!
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On this day, Jesus first appeared to some of his disciples before revealing himself to the rest. Before the final revelation, one of the disciples, Thomas, had a difficult time believing when he was told about Jesus' return. He would not believe it until Jesus appeared to him and told him to touch to ascertain his realness.
Once he had proof, Jesus went ahead and blessed those who believe without seeing. And from this experience, Thomas earned himself the name "Doubting Thomas".
The term also refers to those people who don't believe anything without seeing it for themselves. However, the punishment of the name doesn't seem to fit the crime. Although Thomas should have known better, his scepticism was not so unreasonable.
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There are moments where we become Doubting Thomas but it is not with malicious intent and sometimes it is for our own good. When we don't allow others to dictate our views and ask for reality, it is not a crime. The best way is to address where the doubt is coming from and why it is there.
On the other hand, Doubting Thomas can be our undoing. Sometimes it even applies to ourselves when we doubt we can do things that others think or that we wish to do. But this is a defeatist way of seeing things because if you don't act, then you will never have proof.
Dealing with Doubting Thomas in others can also be challenging for our growth and experience. But we don't have to prove everything to others, only to ourselves and they may or may not believe.
But most importantly, we must not (or at least try not to) doubt our worth, our faith, love, hope, and our abilities. If this has been happening in your life, Easter is a great opportunity to remember and have compassion for the disciple Thomas and the Doubting Thomas in ourselves.
Here are some Easter quotes
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"The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies."– Kate McGahan
"We proclaim the resurrection of Christ when his light illuminates the dark moments of our existence."- Pope Francis
“We’re Easter people, living in a Good Friday world.”- Anne Lamott
“Good Friday was when the God was crucified but then on Easter the God arose back... So wait to realize that be it God or be it human, the good never perishes it rises above.”- Amit Abraham
"The resurrection is at the core of our beliefs as Christians. Without it, our faith is meaningless."- Joseph B Wirthlin
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"Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness." - Floyd W. Tomkins
"The great gift of Easter is hope." - Basil Hume
"Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life." - Janine di Giovanni
"There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter." - Gordon P. Hinckley
"If Easter says anything to us today, it says this: You can put truth in a grave but it won't stay there." – Clarence W. Hall
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"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.” - Pablo Neruda
"Easter is joy, hope, love, and renewal. Easter is proof that we can begin again."- Richelle E. Goodrich
“On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity things to gossamer.”- Douglas Horton
“He knows the way because He is the way.”- Jeffrey R. Holland
“Easter is very important to me; it's a second chance.”- Reba Mcentire
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“The Easter egg symbolizes our ability to break out of the hardened, protective shell we've surrounded ourselves with…”- Siobhan Shaw
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