Daily Reflection, April 12, 2026

Reflection:

“In today’s reading, we hear the story of doubting Thomas.

When I was younger, I always struggled with this story. Because my own name is Thomas, I often felt as though I was being accused of not being the believer I should have been. In my experience with many Christians, the story is often presented as a call to unquestioning faith, implying that we should never doubt Jesus.

Now that I am older, I see it differently. 

Thomas was a disciple who travelled with Jesus and witnessed his miracles, yet even after all this, he still struggled to believe. Here was a man who saw Jesus with his own eyes and still doubted.

What many of us would give to have that same experience of seeing Jesus in the flesh that Thomas had.

I think this story tells us two important things. First, faith does not come from seeing; it is a choice. Second, it is okay to doubt.

Thomas chose not to believe, despite what he had seen. Faith, then, seems to begin with a desire to believe. Jesus calls us into deeper waters, even when we know those waters carry the risk of uncertainty. 

And then there is the reassurance that doubt itself is not a failure. This story speaks of mercy. Thomas, who saw and still doubted, was loved and accepted by Jesus. How much more, then, are we—who have not seen—met with that same love and understanding?

Perhaps the lesson for all of us is this: to show the same patience and compassion to others, even when they falter. I know its a lesson I needed today and I hope you as a reader can find the same love for yourself and others as Jesus does for us all.”

Tom Warren