From doubt to dynamite

Like it or not, doubt at times accompanies faith. But how we confront that doubt determines the quality of our discipleship. A recent post at Monastic Mumblings sheds helpful light on doubt, witness, and the Apostle Thomas:

How many of us have doubts but for fear of other's disapproval, won't admit or explore them? Thomas did . . . and from that day forth Thomas served the Lord with all his heart. It appears that he may have ended up as far as India preaching the Risen Christ, for there is a group of Christians (the Kerala district) that claim descent from Christians converted by the the preaching of Thomas.

Like so many negatives in our lives, doubt can be a stepping-stone to strength (re. Rom. 8:28). The painting at MM, by the way, is an updated version of Caravaggio's moving "Incredulity of Saint Thomas."