“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.”