This is doubting Thomas Sunday. It is a Sunday in which we’re reminded that just because we know that Easter is the big event, most of the world does not. Clearly the fact that you’re here shows that you understand something about Easter that many of those who observed Easter last week do not. I will to focus on how the church today, when we’re meeting in relatively small numbers here or at home in families or on Zoom, or Facebook, resembles the small group in the house with the doors locked. Please keep that in mind as I work to get there. What does it mean to say that Jesus Christ is risen? How does that make our lives different?
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