Originally published at: Daily Devotion for 21 December 2022 (4th Wednesday of Advent) | Confident.Faith
Readings
- Psalm 102
- Isaiah 42:1–25
- Revelation 9:1–12
- Large Catechism, I, 179–188
Commemoration
Today we celebrate the festival of St. Thomas, Apostle. Remembered, perhaps unfairly, as ‘doubting Thomas’, it was Thomas who said: “Unless I see in His hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into His side, I will never believe.” When Jesus appeared again to the disciples with Thomas present, Thomas, displaying his faith, declared: “My Lord and my God!” According to tradition, Thomas traveled eastward after Pentecost and eventually reached India (where a group who call themselves the “Christians of St. Thomas” still exists). Thomas was martyred for the faith by being speared to death.
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