Feast of Dukhrana, a Meditational thought on the aspect of Faith

My Lord and My God (Jn 20; 28)

Well, this is what came out from the mouth of St. Thomas the Apostle when he saw the Risen Lord. It might well be an exclamation of over joy or it could be an exclamation of deep sorry. If it was a joyful exclamation, the joy came from his deep feelings for Jesus. And if exclamation of sorrow, then that would surely for his 'doubting behavior.?

When everyone else could see the Lord after his resurrection, how could St. Thomas spare himself from without seeing his Lord. Was he not a good disciple? Nowhere in the Holy Bible we see that he was an unfaithful or wicked one. (In fact, any of the disciples except Judas Iscariot was described in a negative way and the lone negative statement Jesus made about his eleven disciples was about Peter whom he called 'Satan'. You know the occasion as well).

Faith, a great gift from above

"No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven." (Jn 3;27)

Faith is a jump into deep darkness, someone defined FAITH in this way. Whether you jump or not, your Faith is a pure gift from God. If it was given to you from above, you would not have believed who Jesus is. You might have come to believe in the Lord either by chance or when you witnessed a miracle. In whatsoever way, remember that it is God who created those chances; as that of SAUL had on his way to Damascus, for you to come to FAITH.

Thinking about faith, I normally get no idea at all. Basically I do say that I have deep faith in the Lord, but I really doubt whether I have it. Once I heard during a Sunday sermon a priest saying the story of an old woman who carried an umbrella in hot Summer.