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Reading

John 20

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” Jesus Appears to Thomas 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” 26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” 28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Reflection Questions:

Do you have wounds that are making you a wounded healer?

Do those wounds need more time with God’s healing presence?

Have those wounds healed enough so that in sharing them with others you can identify with the other person’s wounds and offer them hope?

FREE TREASURE

I just get caught in my thoughts,

Trying to handle everything,

yell at a friend, get jealous again

Get anxious at everything,

I’m anxious at everything,

I just wanna go to the river

I know this spot to pray

Leave my phone, leave the stress at home,

try find the words to say,

find a way to say,

[Chorus]

You show me, Understanding

Patience and pleasure

Time and attention

Love without measure

You Show me, Understanding

Patience and pleasure

A spot where you’re living

Free treasure

Got a critic at the nape of my neck

And it hangs out there all day

It quantifies my every thought

Tries to tell me what to say

And tells me not to play,

You’ll stick around for hours

Talk about my childhood pain

Mom and dad and lovers too

I can tell you anything

I can say anything

You’re moving in the leaves, in the air,

your moving in the grass on the floor

Just when I thought I couldn't feel more

I feel a little more

I feel a little—

"Good Good Father"
Oh, I've heard a thousand stories of what they think you're like
But I've heard the tender whispers of love in the dead of night
And you tell me that you're pleased
And that I'm never alone

CHORUS: You're a Good, Good Father
It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are
And I'm loved by you
It's who I am, it's who I am, it's who I am

Oh, and I've seen many searching for answers

far and wide

But I know we're all searching

For answers only you provide

'Cause you know just what we need

Before we say a word

'cause you are perfect in all of your ways

You are perfect in all of your ways

You are perfect in all of your ways to us

I don’t have much

How can I respond

To the love that You have lavished on me? (repeat)

I don't have much, I don't have much

But I have a heart that beats for You

I have a heart that beats for You

Every part of me

Wants to love You like You've loved me, Lord

I have a heart that beats for You (repeat 4x)

I have a life I'll give to You (repeat 4x)