Thomas
believed Jesus was risen only when he saw for himself. Jesus said the
people who had not seen him but still believed were truly blessed.
We have been thinking about how it is that we believe in Jesus and the
New Life. We looked at the way the Bible tells us about him. Sometimes,
it works like a poem. We thought about how poems work.
We talked about how the teachings of Jesus have been passed down to
us by the apostles, followers, people in the Church, saints and ordinary
people. We thought about who were the ones who told us about him. Who
do we notice because of the way they live? Who makes us want to believe?
Then we thought about ourselves. What do we really think about Jesus?
Here is our tree which stands for Jesus.
On
the branches, we have written the names of the people who have passed
on to us all we know and believe.
The leaves are ourselves, as we think about him. We have put on them our
favourite Bible stories, our own prayers, or our thoughts and feelings
when we want to be with Jesus.
