In today’s Gospel, John 20: 19-31, we are given the story of Jesus appearing to the apostles and, this time, Thomas is with them. Jesus greets the apostles and then says to Thomas: “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” Without anyone informing Jesus of Thomas’ earlier comment that he would not believe unless he touched the wounds of Jesus, Jesus brings it up to Thomas. Jesus knows our thoughts and actions from afar. He knows them before we even share them with Him. Some people contend that because God knows us through and through and knows what we have done, have said or planned to do or say, that there is no need to tell him, to be honest with Him and reveal ourselves to Him. The truth is that Jesus, in most healings, asked the person what he/she wanted of Jesus. He waited for the person to tell his/her story before He intervened. He did the same with the disciples on the way to Emmaus. When the disciple expressed his frustration at Jesus seeming to not know, Jesus asks “What things?” We need to be honest with Jesus, bare our souls to Him, for our sakes, not his. It is our openness that prepares the way for God to pour forth the needed graces. We have to open the door by open communication.
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