tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post957037921221243652..comments2024-03-27T11:23:43.902+00:00Comments on Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley: No Doubting ThomasWodeWosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18381754587879658356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-78590778006938248442012-04-12T09:04:46.497+01:002012-04-12T09:04:46.497+01:00I doubt he had real evidence :)I doubt he had real evidence :)Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-17729702640997417292012-04-11T14:02:12.485+01:002012-04-11T14:02:12.485+01:00I think that someone without doubt, could be dange...I think that someone without doubt, could be dangerous. We all have our 'conviction' moments, but at other times, it all feels to 'touchy feely' and just beyond belief.<br /><br />Thomas would be the disciple to trust. He has a touch of humanity about him, honest enough to admit the limitations of his imagination, but how wonderful when he had the evidence.<br /><br />His words, My Lord and My God have resonated down the generations, particularly when repeated devoutly at the moment of consecration of the elements at communion by many, who know and believe and at the moment are convinced.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-28818217812421251352012-04-11T08:23:00.555+01:002012-04-11T08:23:00.555+01:00I recall one Easter talking to the children about ...I recall one Easter talking to the children about Easter symbols... as they mentioned them, I produced a daffodil, egg, cross etc. Then we got to a lamb. "Do you think I've got a lamb here? Really? Hoenstly, if I said I had a lamb here, would you believe me?" The congregation dutifully shook their heads, all except one very small child who announced "Yes. You don't tell fibs. If you said it, it would be true." It couldn't have been better if I'd set it up (I hadn't) for the moment to bring a live lamb out of the vestry. Dear old Thomas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com