Doubting Thomas

We all doubt. This world has made us jaded that we often question a stroke of luck or a shower of grace. After all, the world isn't kind. Some people believe it's mean but I prefer to think that it seeks to balance things out.

Jesus blesses those who have not seen but believe. In essence, that's all of us who follow him since we have not seen him and yet we believe he is ressurected. They call this belief faith. It's not like trust where we believe because we have seen evidence; it's based on on rational thinking. Faith is irrational because we are called to believe in something we have very little understanding.

The priest who conducted homily spoke of empericist - people who only believe if their 5 senses can detect it. I don't think that people who demand proof are any worse off than people who have faith. It works both ways; those who demand proof will not listen to hearsay but rather judge based on merit. So regardless if people speak ill of someone, unitl the empericist sees for himself, he will not believe. Innocent until proven guilty.