Matt 14:30
Why ? Because we all seem to have a bit of him in us? Maybe its our wanting to do the right thing, or his great willingness to "have a go" that makes him attractive . Maybe its because we know deep down that we are weak as - relying even in our confident moments on our own limited knowledge and history of judgement?
Is it just that he is so human and weak in faith? --- that makes him our companion in spirit in this life? Thomas was not alone .So how many of the disciples were " any good ?" Remember the idea of "poor in spirit" and the promise - Matt 5:3
Peter sure "had a really good go" on that dangerous sea that night .
We as a family lost someone very very very special young and beautiful last week. The depth of the grief is like the sense of drowning, and it comes back again and again to frighten and engulf you .
But there has always been that hand . Unbelievable, but as powerful and real in people and ideas as the emotions and reality of loss that drive us towards despair.
