Sunday, April 11, 2021
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
Thomas is seldom remembered for anything other than his doubt. In our quest to find relatable biblical characters, we often leave Thomas as a man who needed evidence—proof. We may miss his bold confession: “My Lord and my God!” While the other ten disciples had seen Jesus eight days earlier, none of them confessed as Thomas did. And none of them believed until Jesus appeared to them and spoke His Word to them. Focus today not on Thomas’s doubt but rather on his confession of faith.
READINGS
First Reading: Acts 4:32–35
(Great unity filled the Early Church as the apostles gave testimony to the resurrection of Jesus.)
Psalm
Psalm 148
Epistle: 1 John 1:1–2:2 (God has come near to us with His light and life.)
Gospel: John 20:19–31 (Jesus appears to a troubled Thomas.)
COLLECT
Let us pray. Almighty God, grant that we who have celebrated the Lord’s resurrection may by Your grace confess in our life and conversation that Jesus is Lord and God; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.