No, REALLY, I have seen JESUS!
There are so many powerful pictures that come to mind when I think of EASTER. Of course, I think of the cross. I think of the scourging of JESUS for me. I think of the nails in his hands and fee. I think of his lifeless body being buried in the tomb. AND THE AMAZING MOMENT of RESURRECTION. All of those powerful visuals flood my mind during HOLY WEEK. But, one of my favorite moments is the encounter with THOMAS in John. I can imagine the other disciples trying to convince Thomas what they have seen. It would have been a heated confrontation, a battle of BELIEF! "One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. They told him, 'We have seen the Lord!' But he replied, 'I won't believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.' Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locke...
