Divine Mercy Sunday: That's what this and every Second Sunday of Easter is known as. We need His Divine Mercy because we are never good enough on our own. It's only by the grace of God that we ever keep ourselves together so as to be in good standing with Him.
An example of our human frailty is shown in today's Gospel. Our Doubting Thomas said he would not believe that Jesus returned unless he had proof. When Jesus offered him the opportunity, Thomas did not actually need to stick his finger into Jesus's hand nor did he need to stick his hand in Jesus's side. He came to believe right on the spot in spite of what he had said earlier. But nevertheless he still failed to believe without seeing. The other disciples did not fare any better the previous time. Jesus showed them His hands and His side before they rejoiced. The only reason they knew and believed before Thomas did was because they had the benefit of seeing the proof first.
Given our frailty, the best approach is to just focus on loving Jesus and trust in Him. Matters such as discernment and other related life decisions are things we ought not to stress over excessively or over-analyse. These decisions are ultimately not ours to make. We just do not see the big picture adequately enough to deal with these matters extensively. It's not what we're made for. All that is expected of us is to trust that we are being guided in the right direction and to focus on loving the one who is guiding us.
John 20: 19-31
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