Mission Impossible

Have you seen some of those Mission Impossible films? I love watching those kinds of adventure movies with my sons. People are assigned an impossible job to do. By the end of the movie, I still have no idea how they made it happen. All the special effects and unexpected turn of events. Pure fiction. No way this could happen in real life.

Thomas, one of Jesus' followers, hears from other disciples that Jesus is alive. They explain in detail that they saw Jesus. In real life. Not fiction. But Thomas just couldn't believe this possibility. He says, "Only if I see Jesus myself. Touch his wounds. Only then will I believe."

I can totally relate to his reaction. What happened to Jesus is so far beyond our idea of reality, that it cannot be real. Mission Impossible!

What I admire about Thomas is that, although he did not believe, he came back to be with the other disciples. He wanted to support them, maybe convince them that they were crazy and wrong, or he was curious.

Then Jesus appears, unexpectedly, it was through closed and locked doors. First thing Jesus approaches Thomas in his personal way, see, touch and believe in me.

Thomas is overwhelmed and can only say: "My master. My God." Jesus showed up in a personal way and Thomas believed.

Do you have doubts about Jesus? Do you find it all hard to wrap your head around? I can imagine. You are not the only one. Even one of his closest friends doubted. John wrote down all the stories to help you. He wrote the Life of Jesus to show you who Jesus really is. Reading the stories can convince you. But even if that is not enough: hang around with people who believe, like Thomas did. Ask Jesus to show himself to you. Jesus truly wants to reveal himself to you. In our mind Jesus accomplished a Mission Impossible, but with Jesus all things are possible.