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on_holy_groundIs it better to be a fool and believe anything, or a cynic and believe nothing at all?
I believe I can answer that question, at least for myself, with a story about a man named Thomas.
Thomas had been one of Jesus’ original twelve apostles. Now he had seen Jesus crucified, and being of a scientific mind he knew that Jesus was indeed dead. When the other apostles came to him and told him that Jesus had risen, he refused to believe, despite all the miracles he had already witnessed first hand. Thomas had seen Jesus die on the cross, and he could not accept that his Lord had risen until he could see the prints of the nails in His hands, and put his finger into the wound in Jesus’ side.
I often wonder what would have happened to poor Thomas if he had not seen Jesus with his own eyes, and been forced to believe that He had indeed risen. Would he have lived the remainder of his life without the hope that he had lost upon seeing his Lord die upon the cross? Would his life had continued to be empty without the belief that Thomas regained upon placing his finger in the Jesus’ side and truly understanding that He was indeed Lord and God?
Taking those thoughts into consideration, I think I would much rather be considered foolish for believing something and finding out it was a falsehood, then to be a cynic and then find that I had missed out on something that could have very well changed my life for the better.
I believe I can answer that question, at least for myself, with a story about a man named Thomas.
Thomas had been one of Jesus’ original twelve apostles. Now he had seen Jesus crucified, and being of a scientific mind he knew that Jesus was indeed dead. When the other apostles came to him and told him that Jesus had risen, he refused to believe, despite all the miracles he had already witnessed first hand. Thomas had seen Jesus die on the cross, and he could not accept that his Lord had risen until he could see the prints of the nails in His hands, and put his finger into the wound in Jesus’ side.
I often wonder what would have happened to poor Thomas if he had not seen Jesus with his own eyes, and been forced to believe that He had indeed risen. Would he have lived the remainder of his life without the hope that he had lost upon seeing his Lord die upon the cross? Would his life had continued to be empty without the belief that Thomas regained upon placing his finger in the Jesus’ side and truly understanding that He was indeed Lord and God?
Taking those thoughts into consideration, I think I would much rather be considered foolish for believing something and finding out it was a falsehood, then to be a cynic and then find that I had missed out on something that could have very well changed my life for the better.
