This is a beautiful and profound blessing, directly echoing the words of Jesus to Thomas. It celebrates the special grace given to all believers who follow without the evidence of physical sight.
Here is a poem and a blessing for those who believe without seeing.
---
A Blessing for the Believing Heart
You have not seen the nail-scarred hands, Nor touched the wound-filled side. You did not watch the stone roll back, Where the crucified had died.
You did not walk the Emmaus road, With the Stranger breaking bread. You did not see the empty cloths, Upon the burial bed.
Yet, in the absence of your sight, A greater faith takes hold. A trust that speaks to spirit-deep, A story centuries-old.
“Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”(John 20:29)
This blessing, spoken by the Lord, Is whispered now for you. A sacred trust,a holy faith, So certain,strong, and true.
Blessed are you, who takes the Word, And makes it your foundation. Who trusts the witness of the ones Who saw the resurrection.
Blessed are you, who feels the peace, That the world cannot explain. Who knows the Comforter within, Through joy,and through the pain.
Blessed are you, who walks by faith, And not by sight alone. Who follows just a voice you love, A King upon a throne.
Your faith is not a second kind, It is a chosen treasure. To trust the unseen,holy God, Is a beyond-all-measure pleasure.
So be at peace, believing heart, Your faith is known and prized. By the One who spoke the blessing, The One who was baptized—
In death for us, and raised again, Unseen by our own eyes, But witnessed by our spirit’s cry, Which every doubt denies.
Blessed are you. You are seen. You are known. You are believed in. And your faith is a crown of glory in the heavens.
No comments:
Post a Comment