Being scared – a Thomas story

This week our gospel reading is from John 20 – the account of what happened after Mary Magdalene saw the risen Christ and told the disciples, “I have seen the Lord.”

Everyone can identify with getting scared.  Just today my son had a dragonfly fly right in his face, and it scared him for a minute.  All the disciples were scared after Jesus died, because the powerful people who had killed Jesus, might be after them! so they hid, and were scared. Jesus came to them, and breathed on them, letting them know that they did not need to be afraid.  Continue reading “Being scared – a Thomas story”