Believing: More than Seeing
#12thandMass April 11, 2023 In this coming Sunday’s gospel of John (20:19-31), Jesus declares “Blessed are those who have not seen and have come to believe.” What a strange declaration. Haven’t we always been told that seeing is believing? And don’t we know from experience that we are only really happy when we see for ourselves? Happiness is indeed always linked to experience—most particularly the experience of persons we love. And human experience does always entails seeing for ourselves, i.e., face-to-face, personal interaction. Jesus is telling us, however, that, when it comes to Him, we can and will be happy even without seeing Him. How can this be? It’s called faith! Faith is not simply a belief system about God. Faith opens us experientially to God’s revealing of Self. Faith is a mysterious experience of God—without seeing a thing… Strange indeed. Happy indeed. Our Risen Lord is alive and present and He draws us to Himself. Yours in Him, Dominique+ Rector
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