Ephesians 2:19-22 / John 20:24-29
St. Thomas was one the the Twelve Apostles called by Jesus, although the gospels did not give details of how he was called.
At the Last Supper, Jesus told His Apostles that He was going to prepare a place for them to which they also might
come because they knew both the place and the way.
But when St. Thomas said that
they did not know the way, Jesus had to plainly and clearly say that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Yet St. Thomas was best known for questioning the resurrection of Jesus when the rest of the Apostles testified to it.
He even demanded to touch the wounds of Jesus before he would be convinced.
And because of that he was often called "Doubting Thomas". Yet when the Risen Christ appeared before him, it was St. Thomas who proclaimed the truth of the Resurrection when he addressed Jesus as "My Lord and my God".
St. Thomas was chosen as the instrument to make the first proclamation of the truth of the Resurrection and the Lordship of the Risen Christ.
He may have been skeptical and cynical and labelled as "Doubting Thomas", but we also must acknowledge that he was the first among the apostles to proclaim Jesus as Lord and God.
From St. Thomas we can see that out of a great doubt comes a deep faith.
So if we come across people who are skeptical or cynical about who Jesus is, let us also know that these very same people can be great witnesses of Jesus.
And even from our own doubts and darkness, we will also proclaim Jesus as Lord and God when we see the light.