And Thomas answered and said unto him, "My LORD and my God." John
20:28
My Lord and my God - is a statement of complete surrender.
Thomas realized the level of transgression he had just committed. He had doubted
his own Savior, despite all the words of the
Savior, despite all the teachings about his death and rising again, despite
the hundreds of miracles He had done in front of him.
All those mighty works of the Lord had been of no use for his faith, because when Thomas saw Jesus being led away, spit upon and beaten and then nailed to a lowly cross, all his faith in the Savior had vanished. How powerless the Lord seemed in the face of the tyranny of the soldiers. How can such a person, whose life was taken away from his body so cruelly, now be alive?
But all those thoughts of faithlessness vanished in an instant when Thomas saw the Lord in front of him. At once he realized the power of the Omnipotent God and the Lord of Lords who had calmed the sea by His mere rebuke and made leprosy vanish by a mere command. All the words and the works of the Lord suddenly came back to restore his faith.
His faith restored, Thomas completely surrendered before His Lord and His God.
There was not an ounce of
ego left in Him.My Lord,My Master I have wronged you by doubting; despite all
your training, I faltered; you will be justified in your judgment about me.
My God, how sinful and horrible for me to doubt your power. I have failed you
once again. Forgive me, my God, for my transgression. I completely surrender
myself and seek refuge in your divine and holy Will.
May St. Thomas inspire us to surrender all our thoughts, all our actions, all our ego, our complete selves to the Will of the Master, our Lord and our God, the one and only Christ Jesus.
Character of Thomas : My Lord and My God
Src: ICON
My Lord and my God - is a statement of complete surrender.
Thomas realized the level of transgression he had just committed. He had doubted
All those mighty works of the Lord had been of no use for his faith, because when Thomas saw Jesus being led away, spit upon and beaten and then nailed to a lowly cross, all his faith in the Savior had vanished. How powerless the Lord seemed in the face of the tyranny of the soldiers. How can such a person, whose life was taken away from his body so cruelly, now be alive?
But all those thoughts of faithlessness vanished in an instant when Thomas saw the Lord in front of him. At once he realized the power of the Omnipotent God and the Lord of Lords who had calmed the sea by His mere rebuke and made leprosy vanish by a mere command. All the words and the works of the Lord suddenly came back to restore his faith.
His faith restored, Thomas completely surrendered before His Lord and His God.
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May St. Thomas inspire us to surrender all our thoughts, all our actions, all our ego, our complete selves to the Will of the Master, our Lord and our God, the one and only Christ Jesus.
Character of Thomas : My Lord and My God
Src: ICON
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