Voice: Shivdas
Today is Monday, 13th of April. Take a moment to be still. Be aware of His presence and His love.
We start by renewing our trust in God in the words of Psalm 3:
Lord, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
2 Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”
3 But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4 I call out to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
6 I will not fear though tens of thousands
assail me on every side.
7 Arise, Lord!
Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked.
8 From the Lord comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as It was in the beginning, is
now, and shall be forever. Amen.
John 20:19-29
19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews,Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “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.”
26 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Reflection
We reflect on the Gospel passage often read on the Second Sunday of Easter.
The first recorded Easter evening service was a secretive gathering. It took place behind locked doors — no welcome signs, no open invitations. In that quiet and fearful setting, Jesus appeared, risen and in His glorified body.
But Thomas was not there.
When the other disciples told him they had seen the Lord, Thomas responded with understandable skepticism. He said that unless he could see the marks of the nails in Jesus’ hands, touch them with his fingers, and place his hand into His side, he would not believe.
He wanted to see.
He wanted to touch.
He wanted to feel.
It was an honest request.
A week later — what we might call the second Sunday gathering — the disciples were again behind closed doors. This time, Thomas was with them. Jesus appeared and, with grace and gentleness, said:
“Put your finger here… see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
We are not told if Thomas actually touched Jesus. But we are told how he responded:
“My Lord and my God.”
Not the Lord, or a God — but my Lord and my God.
A personal confession. A heartfelt surrender. A moment of worship rising from deep within.
And so the question comes to us:
What about you?
Do you know Jesus in this deeply personal way?
Is your faith more than knowing about Him — is He truly your Lord and your God?
Or perhaps it once was… but somewhere along the way, that closeness has faded.
Like Thomas, we often want to see, to touch, to feel.
Yet Jesus speaks a blessing over us:
“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
This is our invitation — to trust, to believe, and to call Him, with full assurance of heart:
My Lord and my God.
Let us end by affirming our faith in the Apostles Creed:
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Be blessed by this song, My Lord and My God, I Believe,
© 2026 Worship Forever.
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