NOTES for Joh 20:19-31

"Do not be unbelieving, but believing" (Jn 20:27). The meaning of these words, in this or a similar form, pulses in the hearts of an enormous number of people. Some pray for family and loved ones who have not yet turned to God, some pray for passersby, and some ask for faith for themselves. But above all, these words were born in God's heart. He brought us into life for fruitful cooperation with Him in love and, naturally, in faith in what He reveals to us. More than anyone in the world, the Lord thirsts for our salvation—more than our families do, and even more than we ourselves. And whoever believes in the Lord receives eternal life (see Jn 11:25-26). That is why He thirsts for faith for us. Every day He knocks at the doors of our hearts (see Rev 3:20). Every day, seeing the flame fade, He sends miracles—great and small—repeating the words: "Do not be unbelieving, but believing."