The feast of St. Thomas the Apostle is a special day for me as I was named after him. I am not sure if my parents were prophesying when I was born that I would doubt most of the things they ever told me, or if they named me Thomas because I was so clearly the holiest child. Haha. Either way, I think we can all relate to the doubt that Thomas had in the Gospel today.
If we leave faith to our own devices we are going to struggle. I think this is why most of us, when the rubber hits the road, end up doubting the goodness of the Lord. It’s easy when things are all going well, but in the moments when we don’t understand what is going on and we can’t see God’s plan, our default is to doubt.
It would seem to me that the remedy for doubt is faith, which leads to total trust, which then leads to peace. Think about it, the Catechism describes faith as, “A gift of God, a supernatural virtue infused by him.” -CCC 153
The very fact that we can have faith starts with God giving us the capacity for his love and mercy. It begins with God creating us as creatures with intellect and will so we can choose him. It starts with God revealing who he is and giving us the free choice to either respond affirmatively or negatively.
Think about the analogy of a first date. Before your date you would probably look up a bunch of facts about the person you are going to be meeting. You might look on Facebook or ask friends in common what they think of this person. You then have facts about them, but it is not until they reveal themselves to you and invite you to respond, that you actually form a relationship. Beyond mere facts, you can see who they really are and make a decision from there on whether or not to trust them.
Thankfully when it comes to trusting God, he has an amazing track record. God can see all things and he himself knows what outcomes, circumstances, and situations are going to bring about the most good. This doesn’t make it any easier when we are going through something very difficult and we can’t see God’s plan, but that’s where faith really enters the picture. It is in those moments that we need to pray our hardest for the supernatural virtue of faith so that from there we can trust God and then finally be at peace.
From all of us here at Diocesan, God bless!
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Saint of the Day
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Maria Goretti, an Italian tenant farmer’s daughter, forgave her attacker before dying at age 11; her killer attended her canonization.
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