You said: Unless I touch Him, unless I put my
finger in, I shall not believe. Come touch Me. Put in your finger and be not
unbelieving but believing. [Jn. 20, 26] I knew your wounds. I have kept My
wounds for you. Moreover, putting in his hand certainly confirmed the faith of
that disciple. For what is the fullness of faith? That Christ be believed to be
not merely Man, that Christ be believed to be not only God, but that He be
believed to be both Man and God—that is the fullness of faith because the Word
was made flesh, and dwelt among us. [Jn. 1, 14]
Therefore, when the wounds and limbs of His Savior
had been presented to him to be touched, the disciple touched them and
exclaimed: My Lord and My God! [Jn. 20, 28] He touched a Man; he recognized
God. He touched flesh; he looked upon the Word, because the Word was made flesh
and dwelt among us. This Word suffered His flesh to be hung upon a tree; this
Word suffered His flesh to be pierced with a lance; this Word suffered His
flesh to be placed in a tomb; this Word raised His flesh to life, presented it
to the gaze of His disciples, offered it to be touched by their hands. They
touch and they cry out: My Lord and my God! This is the Day which the Lord has
made! [Ps. 117, 24]
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