“On this second Sunday of Easter, when we read the story of ‘Doubting

Thomas,’ preachers will talk about what faith really means, why doubt is

really important, or maybe—depending on how far afield they want to go—what

this whole resurrection thing is really about anyway. This year, though,

this story of Thomas and the other disciples feels more immediate to me.

The reasons it feels relevant and interesting in other years are abstract

and cognitive. This year is different. If in other years, I can identify

with how Thomas thinks, this year I have a very real sense of solidarity

with how the disciples feel, how they worship, what they do as they gather

behind locked doors.”