Readings: Acts 2: 42-47; 1 Peter 1: 3-9; John 20: 19-31
Selected Passage: Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." (John 20: 24-25)
Meditation: In life, we behave like Thomas. We do not believe unless we, too, put our fingers into the nail marks in Jesus’ body. Yet our faith lies NOT in seeing but on the testimony of believers. We accept the testimony, because we recognize the trustworthiness and integrity of the witnesses. Today, we are the witnesses of Jesus’ resurrection! Are we trustworthy witnesses?
The Divine Mercy Sunday reminds us that the other name of God is MERCY! “Mercy renews and redeems because it is an encounter between two hearts: the Heart of God who comes to meet us and a human heart.” (MM # 18)
DHIKR SIMPLE METHOD
1st step: Write the text or Dhikr (the Arabic word for REMEMBRANCE) in your heart.
2nd step: Let the text remain always in on your lips and mind - RECITING the text silently as often as possible...
3rd step: Be attentive to the disclosure of the meaning/s of the text in your life.
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