Domenica 12 aprile 2026 (II Domenica di Pasqua) - Avere una fede beata!
·5 min
The episode opens with Don Marco Giordi reading the Gospel passage from John 21:1-9, which describes Jesus appearing to the disciples after his resurrection. Thomas, one of the twelve, was not present during the first appearance and declares he will not believe unless he sees and touches Jesus's wounds. Eight days later, Jesus appears again, invites Thomas to touch his wounds, and Thomas responds, 'My Lord and my God.' Jesus then says, 'Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.' The host begins commentary by noting that Jesus, through Thomas, gives another beatitude. He states that beatitudes are often understood as life programs to strive for, but he prefers to see them as declarations of possibility for those in specific situations who experience peace from trusting in the Lord's word. The host observes that the other disciples told Thomas repeatedly about seeing Jesus, but Thomas missed the opportunity to share in the joy of the resurrection due to his conditional faith requiring tangible proof. He explains that Thomas lives a faith conditioned on controllable evidence, which often does not arrive when invoked. In contrast, the faith Jesus inspires is freed from the need for further confirmation because God has already acted in the past. The host references biblical examples: God freeing the people, listening to the humble as Mary sings, and Jesus saying before Lazarus's tomb, 'Father, you always hear me.' He emphasizes that Jesus calls for a faith that does not need proof from tomorrow because it rediscovers God's presence in one's yesterday. The host recalls the Samaritan woman who, after meeting Jesus, tells others to come see a man who told her everything she did, suggesting God speaks through our past. He notes that Jesus showed God can be trusted even when things do not go as expected or lead to poor results. The host asserts that God was present whenever authentic and gratuitous love was lived, citing John's letter that 'whoever loves abides in God, and God in him.' Blessed faith rests in the memory of what has already been, rereading one's past as a sacred place where God has spoken. Such faith illuminates the present with unshakable hope because its foundations are in the past, in something that already belongs to us. The host questions if this is why a memorial rite, the Eucharist, is central to prayer life. The Eucharist makes memory of a past event that has touched human history, and participating in it allows recognition that God was with us every time we loved and gave life. Believing this truth lets us rediscover within ourselves a spring welling up to eternal life, which cannot be obscured by any adversity and does not need continuous proof. The episode ends with a blessing for a good day.
