John 20:26
Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.”

Jesus did not come back ready to wreak havoc. He did not come back looking for vengeance or even issuing harsh reprimands. Thomas had refused to believe in the resurrection even after Jesus had appeared to the others. But Jesus did not scold him either. Jesus instead spoke the comforting words, “Peace be with you.” If we do not let our pain transform us…we will surely transmit it to others. Jesus had been transformed. We, too, are sometimes wrongly accused, persecuted or feel like we have been treated unfairly. How do we respond? Can we not respond by both seeking justice and by promoting peace and understanding? This will require dying to our ego’s endless obsession with needing to be right.

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