Today is the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle.
St. Thomas is best known for being so hurt and angry at Jesus for letting Himself be crucified instead of crushing the Roman oppressors under foot, that he gave up. Thomas was done with all of it. He petulantly said it would take putting his fingers in the wounds to make him believe. The prophets foretold of a mighty savior. Where was HE?! What good was some suffering servant that could be put down without a second thought?
Thomas had given up everything for Jesus, now that Jesus was dead, Thomas had nothing to go back to, no future, and no hope.
That is what he was BEST KNOWN for, but that is not what earned him a feast day.
Jesus returned to the upper room, and this time Thomas was there. He felt terrible about the hurtful things he had said and felt toward Jesus. Jesus knew Thomas’ heart and bid him to touch the wounds, suffered that all my be free of death’s dark hold. There was healing in the wounds. Thomas experienced an unshakable conversion.
As John listened to the Heart of Christ at the Last Supper, so Thomas touched the human vulnerability of GOD.
Today, we touch Christ in a similarly intimate way each time we receive the Eucharist. However, that is not the only way…
Each time we touch another through our thoughts, words, and deeds we either place balm or salt in the wounds of Christ.
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