GOD'S LIVING MERCY-
OVERCOMES OUR DOUBT
Do you BELIEVE
In God
Do you have SOME DOUBT
That God exists
I think
That a certain amount of doubt is GOOD
I think
It is what
MOVES US ON
to even GREATER things
“But Thomas said to them,
'UNLESS I see the mark
Of nails
In his hands
And put my finger
Into the nail marks
And put my hand into his side
I will NOT believe'” John 20:25
Talk about doubt
Talk about NEEDING PROOF
That God is alive
That OUR Lord and SAVIOR-Jesus
Is still alive
“But when you ask
You must believe-and NOT DOUBT
Because the one
Who doubts
Is like a wave
In the sea
BLOWN and tossed
By the wind” James 1:6
DOUBT can take
Many forms
From outright rejection
To someone-and their ideas
Just because
You don't like them
Or sometimes
It is a reflexive response
DEFINED by fear
Because someone is different
Or just looks different than us
But in the ABOVE STORY
Thomas' doubt is different
It is MOTIVATED
By the mystery of God
Seeing Jesus' suffering
His terrible execution-HOW can he
How can my Lord
STILL be alive
I WANT PROOF
“Jesus replied,
'TRULY-I tell you
If you can have FAITH
And do NOT DOUBT
Not only can you
Do what was done
To the fig tree
But also
You can say to the mountain
'Go throw yourself
Into the sea
And it will be done” Matthew 21:21
WE KNOW you are ALIVE
Dear Lord
We know that your GREAT LOVE
For us
Has overcome
All of our doubts
Even death
And that our doubt
Can LEAD to an
Even BRIGHTER outcome
Because of your LIVING MERCY
For us
And love
Dear Lord
We NO LONGER DOUBT
WE BELIEVE
Robert P. Wallman
6-26-15
Ps TODAY is the feast day of the GREAT APOSTLE-Saint Thomas
INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Amy Welborn
4-10-2019 and 11-24-2020
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