Great Faith

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John 20:29
You believe in Me, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord; blessed are those who have not seen me and yet believe.

Are we more blessed than St Thomas? That is what our Lord Jesus say in the above verse written by
John the Evangelist beloved apostle of our Lord. If we have faith, it is enough for us to persevere in
times of  struggle.

As I am writing this piece I was watching a basketball game in the television, one of the team is
struggling in scoring as they are down 17 big points in the third quarter. Shot after shot they are
missing and their opponent seem to find the basket has a bigger hole.



But they believe they can still catch up. They managed to diminish the lead into a single digit before
the quarter ended, with tough defense and tough rebounding on both ends of the floor. Just  2
minutes had gone by in the 4th quarter they tied the ballgame. And from there the lead seesawed for
both teams.  They even had a chance to win it in the regulation time. In the overtime they gave all their best effort continued the tough defense and rebounding and they won the ball game with 3 points.

They did not lose faith on their abilities they carry on even though they struggled. Many times in our
lives we struggle to get free from our difficulties. Sometimes our strength are drained out and we
find ourselves tired and can't go on. But we should not lose hope and believe that we can surpass everything. We should trust in God that He is always there guiding our own actions.

Put in our mind that life goes on no matter what happens. Successful or not just go on. Win or lose. 

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