Mine Know Me
"I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me ..."
Saints Sergius and Bacchus Chapel
Palm Springs, California
"I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me ..."
“Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.”
"’Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."
“For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.”
“He has been raised. He is not here.”
“And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
"On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you."
"Whoever has seen me has seen the Father."
"I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture."
“And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.”
“Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
Easter Sunday Scripture Readings This Easter morning, we are treated to the story of the Resurrection of Jesus according to John, the beloved disciple. While by this time, we’re well […]
“Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.”
“’Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.’”
“’I made known to them your name and I will make it known, that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in them.’”
“I give you a new commandment: love one another.”
“’My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.’”
“So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord.’”
So, Thomas gets criticized for his skepticism. That criticism isn’t restricted to Thomas. It extends to anyone who doubts or questions matters of faith. The critics believe that anyone who questions their beliefs is lacking in faith and therefore not a “good” Christian.
Our personhood will arise and transcend the grave. Like Jesus, we, too will leave behind our image—a testimony of our love and compassion, the relics of our resurrection.