. . . but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8)

The act of sharing your faith, telling someone about Jesus, was highly extolled even if rarely practiced by the average pew-sitter. Whether you ever did it or not, you heard often of its importance.

Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her (John 20:17-18).

In just a few days my daughter Anna will graduate from college. A few weeks after that she’ll begin a “real job” in Dallas, Texas….

Mary went to the disciples with the news, “I have seen the Lord.” (John 20:18)We’re told that the Lord is close to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18). And yet we know – perhaps from our own painful experiences – that the brokenhearted often struggle to sense or believe that God is close.

“Unless I see . . . I will never believe.” (John 20:25)

Seems he never lived it down. We can appreciate that Thomas was honest and bold enough to say what he truly thought about the resurrection rumors floating around…