But when I looked at the Gospel for the day (John 20:19 - 31), it became very clear to me that here is a story, a story of Jesus» appearance to the disciples when they were in hiding after the Resurrection... this was a real opportunity to say something
about that story and
about the faith which is built around people who were fearful, were skeptical, and into the midst of them, somehow, in a way that was ultimately moving, comes the
presence of Jesus through locked doors and barriers of
skepticism, cynicism, and doubt, all of these things that prevent ourselves from being God's people.