John 14:1-6
“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.
Homily:
Thomas was not one to leave anything to chance. From his moments of doubt and questioning came pronouncements of blessings and understanding.
After the resurrection, he insisted that he must see Jesus before he believes. A blessing to us followed.
“Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”” – John 20:29
In today’s reading, he questions the end and the way. A deeper understanding followed.
“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.” – John 14:6
The end – Oneness with the Father.
The way – Obedience to the Son.