Year A - Second Sunday of Easter

Second Sunday of Easter - Year A

Apostles Acts 2, 42 - 47

Psalm 117

2 Peter 1, 3 - 9

John 20, 19 - 31

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Details

- At a first glance, this drawing could seem disrespectful. That would mean not knowing well the author.

- This rabbit represents the apostle Thomas who's asking to put his hands in the wounds of resurrected Jesus in order to believe he's the same one who died and is now alive.

- On this drawing, his left hand is resting on the cross at the place of one of the nails. Yet, he doesn't believe, because his doubt is not in his hand but in his head.

- The « As you wish » said by the one holding the hammer shows a spiritual behaviour which I describe in the category « questions » just underneath.

- He's going to hit the hand … but without putting a nail in it, as if to give a lesson.

Questions

- The lesson in question is that we sometimes ASK God for suffering. You will probably tell me « That's absurd ». Have you never thought that way : « Lord, please take this person's suffering off him and put it onto me. » Let's be careful with this sort of prayer. He could respond to us « As you wish » (because WE want it, despite the fact that the rabbit's behaviour shows us he's not ready for this kind of ordeal …)

- The Lord doesn't want us to suffer. Let's not ask for extra sufferings even though we're already struggling to accept those that make up our life.