With thanks & acknowledgement to www.christian.art<\/a><\/p>\nSaint Thomas has unfairly been tarnished with the name of \u2018doubting Thomas\u2019, when in fact he is like you and me, more of a \u2018seeking Thomas\u2019\u2026seeking answers all his life with a thousand questions. Looking at the other disciples, Peter denied Jesus three times, but we don\u2019t call him Peter the denier; James and John wanted to sit next to Christ at the table, we don\u2019t call them opportunists; at the cross most disciples were nowhere to be seen, but we don\u2019t call them names\u2026 So Thomas did get his name of \u2018doubting Thomas\u2019 rather unfairly. Remember, Jesus didn\u2019t tell him off when they met\u2026 Jesus simply showed the scars on His body\u2026 Maybe we can lead others to Christ, if at times we share our scars and vulnerabilities a bit too\u2026<\/p>\n
As this is a modern painting, based on Caravaggio\u2019s composition, it sets the reading of today (John 20: 24-29)\u00a0in a contemporary context, and Jesus would probably react in exactly the same way when confronted with our 21st century doubts: he would simply show us his scars\u2026 Would we then also say, as Saint Thomas did, \u2018My Lord and my God\u2019<\/em>? These are probably some of the most important words in the whole Gospel , as St Thomas encapsulates in five words who Jesus is: human (My Lord) and divine (My God). For those words alone should we be eternally grateful to St Thomas. For the first time, a disciple of Christ acknowledged not only that Jesus was a great teacher; not only that He was the Son of God; but that He was God Himself\u2026<\/p>\nLike Thomas we all have experienced moments of doubt and difficulty in our Faith, but Christ has promised us that one day we would meet Him, see Him, even touch Him like St Thomas, surrounded by His love\u2026 at that moment of meeting Him I hope we too will be able to say in amazement \u201cMy Lord and My God!\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Doubting, Painted by John Granville Gregory, Oil on canvas, Painted in 2010, \u00a9 John Granville Gregory Reflection on the Painting With thanks & acknowledgement to www.christian.art Saint Thomas has unfairly been tarnished with the name of \u2018doubting Thomas\u2019, when in fact he is like you and me, more of a \u2018seeking Thomas\u2019\u2026seeking answers all his … <\/p>\n
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