The story of Thomas, as we find it in the New Testament, has always been one of my favorites. Today is the feast day for Thomas, so I bumped again into the story. If you are not familiar with the story, let me share it. We find it in John’s Gospel. The time frame for it comes after the resurrection of Jesus. The resurrected Jesus was in Jerusalem on Sunday evening appearing to some of the gathered disciples. As it turns out, Thomas was not with them. When Thomas comes, the disciples told him they had seen the resurrected Jesus. Thomas’ reply is classic. He says, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” (20:25) With these words Thomas expresses what so many of us surely would have exclaimed. I can certainly sympathize with Thomas. After all, Jesus had been his friend. His friend had been horri...