Thomas See and Believe

One room wey dem lock. Ten voices wey dey happy, all dey talk at di same time. We don see di Lord! And one man, im hands fold, dey shake im head. Unless I see am with my own eyes, I no go believe.

Na di evening of di first Easter Sunday. Di disciples don lock di doors of di room wey dem dey stay, because dem dey fear di authorities wey arrest Jesus. Sudden sudden, Jesus dey there, e stand for dem middle. Peace be with una, e talk. E show dem im hands and im side, and joy full dem. But one of di twelve no dey. Thomas, di one wey dem dey call Di Twin, no dey with dem when Jesus come.

When Thomas come back, im friends no fit wait to tell am. We don see di Lord! You fit imagine how dem dey cut each other mouth. E stand right here. E talk to us. E show us im hands. But Thomas don watch im teacher die. E don carry dat sorrow for im heart all weekend. And now dem dey ask am make e believe wetin no fit happen, just on top of dem word. So e talk something wey honest well well. Unless I see di mark of di nails for im hands, and put my finger where di nails enter, and put my hand inside im side, I no go believe.

Then one long week come. Seven days wey di others dey talk, e dey alive, and Thomas dey talk, I need to see. Imagine say na only you for di room no sure. But notice one thing. Thomas no waka comot. One week after, e still dey there with dem. Dem don shut di doors again. And again, Jesus come stand for dem middle. Peace be with una.

Then Jesus turn, no be to di group, but to Thomas. E know exactly wetin Thomas talk. And e no scold am. E give am exactly wetin e ask for. Put your finger here. See my hands. Stretch your hand put am inside my side. Stop to doubt, and believe. John no tell us whether Thomas reach out touch am. Maybe e no need am. Wetin John tell us na wetin Thomas talk. Five words. My Lord and my God!

And Jesus talk, Because you don see me, you don believe. Blessed are di people wey never see, but dem still believe. Think about who e mean. Everybody wey go come after dat room. People wey go hear about Jesus from another person, years after, for other cities, for other languages. And dat one include you, wey dey listen to dis one right now. Thomas need to see. Jesus talk say special blessing dey for di people wey trust without to see.

John tell us say dem dey call Thomas Didymus, wey mean twin for Greek. Di name Thomas imself come from di Aramaic word for twin. We no ever know who be im twin. And Thomas get side wey get boldness too. Before for John Gospel, when Jesus decide to go back to Judea, where people bin don try to stone am, na Thomas talk, Make we go too, make we die with am. Di man wey di world dey call doubter na also brave man wey loyal well well.

Thomas See and Believe. You go find am for John chapter twenty, verse twenty-four to twenty-nine. Thomas bring im doubts come outside for open, and Jesus come back because of am. Im honest questions end with di boldest words for di whole Gospel: my Lord and my God. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. Which questions you fit carry come to Jesus with honest heart, instead to hide dem?