Daily gospel

Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Tuesday 3 June 2018 The Feast of Saint Thomas the apostle.

They are harvesting the bread of the Hungarians ! The blessed mother earth has taken in the seed and again gives us  the gift of our everyday bread ! God multiplies the bread in front of our eyes , feeds close on eight billion people from the crop out of mud, sunshine , gentle spring rain ! I pulled myself up onto one of the modern combine harvester ! Another miracle , that the resourceful man created from the metal brought up from depth of the earth , many -many small screws , the puzzle is put together , it gets going and places bread on the table of the starving man !

With my fingers I touched the loose, precious mother earth , the ear, the grains of wheat and the combine , the clever strong machine , that the man dreamt of and called into existence by the wisdom given by God ! I touched then I squeezed the farmer’s strong hand that shares the precious crop with the hungry ! I touched , then in spirit getting down on my knees , professing my faith , with Thomas touching the wounds of Christ  I profess : “ My Lord , my God !”

With love,

Father Csaba

translated by dr k.e.

But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told 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 in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe."

John 20:24-29