Vicar/Reader's Monthly Message

Strengthening Faith Through Doubts

I'm sitting here wondering what to write, my mind drifts back to Sunday (12th April) and the Gospel reading from John 20:19-30.

After I had talked about God breathing life into mankind, making us special from all other creation, we came to the part where Thomas did not believe the disciples when they told him they had seen Jesus. This is where the saying 'doubting Thomas' comes from. 

I asked, do you doubt your faith from time to time? I sometimes do but not very often.

In some ways it's good to doubt, because that leads to asking questions which in turn leads to getting answers, and if we get answers and accept them this can lead to our faith being strengthened.

We are lucky in our church in as much as we have our ministry team we can ask, but we also have a plethora of very experienced retired clergy which we can call on for many of our questions. So, doubts and questions answered should strengthen our faith.

God be with you as you explore your faith.

Ron