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Imagine Thomas’ condition. A week earlier he had watched Christ die. He had placed all of his hope and all of his life on Jesus. Jesus was everything to him and now he was dead. Three days after the cross found him still unable to join the other disciples. He had lost too much. The painful memories of the battered body of His Savior haunted him.

The disciples came to find him to let him know the joyful news, Christ has Risen. Peter, James, John and all the others affirmed to Thomas that Christ had indeed risen and they saw him, touched him, embraced Him! “What great news, Thomas, sorry you mis...