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30 th March 2008
D: Good morning on this Sunday we concentrate on doubt, and I guess if we’re honest most of us doubt from time to time.
B: yes…… just like Thomas in our Word of Life for today where he says to Jesus “My Lord and my God”. He says this in the context of not having been present when Jesus first appeared to the disciples and he said that unless he could see Jesus and put his hand in his wounds, he would not believe that he had risen from the dead. Now that he sees Jesus all he can say is “My Lord and my God”.
D: In a class recently I asked some of the Children if any of them doubted their Religion, and while some did and some didn’t. It think that they were a little surprised to hear me say that to doubt is a good thing, and how I felt that St Thomas was very loyal to Jesus because he was honest and expressed his doubt. Basically, what I was telling them was to doubt is not a bad thing because it makes us think, and when be think we are growing in our understanding. So, I think I’ll keep saying “Never be afraid to express your doubts”.
B: In a powerful way we also remember that despite our failings Jesus works through each of us. And... we need to make room for the doubting Thomas in our lives so don’t be put off by the doubting person in your family, on your street, next door. They are a hugely important people in all our lives. We need to keep them in our story, and make room for them in our faith community. The doubting Thomas needs to be valued, to be listened to. I must say I have always had great admiration for the doubting Thomas.
D: I think this story of Thomas, ask two things of us:
1. Not to be afraid to show the marks of our belief to the doubting Thomas within me and around me. My story, the things I have gone through in life and where faith and prayer have helped me, they are my most powerful marks of belief.
2. To make room for the doubting Thomas where he/she belongs - right in the heart of our faith community.
B: Our reflection this morning is the prayer of St Theresa
Christ has no body now, but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours.
Yours are the eyes through which He looks with compassion on this world.
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands.
Yours are the feet.
Yours are the eyes.
You are his Body.
d: You’ve been listening to "Just a thought" with Seamus Madigan...
B: and Brenda Cribbin. We can be contacted through the Limerick Diocesan Offices at 66 O’Connell Street. If you would like a copy of this reflection you can download it by clicking on www.limerickdiocese.org
D: We look forward to your company next week, so take care...
B & D: Slan………..
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