Christ’s message in this week’s Gospel is both inspiring and challenging. We’re asked to give our whole selves—our lives—over to God. Jesus says, “This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again.” Our devotion to St. Jude gives us the strength we need to trust in God, and turn ourselves over to Him.
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In this week’s Gospel, Jesus miraculously appears before his disciples and asks them to trust in him and his resurrection. “Why are you troubled,” He says, “and why do questions arise in your hearts?” St. Jude also asks us to trust in him, especially in the face of doubt and difficulty.
In this Easter season, we fill ourselves with the spirit of renewal fostered during our Lenten journey. That renewal is centered on trust and faith in God. In this week’s Gospel, Jesus asks us to believe in the midst of doubt; He said to Thomas, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
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