The story for this Sunday is the story of Doubting Thomas (see the comic, above). Look up John 20:24–29 to read that story again. We look at it from the point of view of the disciples who were knowing Jesus in a new way after Easter. The story reminds us that we are known in the doubt. When anxiety is high, when information around us keeps changing, when fear creeps in, when the future is unknown, when people are sick, when loved ones die, it is okay, it is normal to ask big questions, to wonder out loud as Thomas did, to recognize the places we are just not sure.

This story invites us to take one step into trust, to set a boundary and to make space to see in a new way. It has been speaking into my own life story right now as I, too, have moments of doubt in my various roles — as a daughter, mother, partner, daughter-in-law, minister, friend, neighbour, leader, teammate, citizen.

Some days I feel like I am on the right track in a few areas, and yet off the rails in others. Thomas’ story reminds me that it’s okay to stand and question and be seen by a wounded Christ, a friend who sees our scars, our vulnerability, our doubt and offers, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid. See the story written on my wounds. Reach out and know me in a new way.” It’s a story about relationship and love that ties us together.

I leave you with this quote: