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Key words and phrases: doubted, Go, I am with you always
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the point: What did the disciples doubt? That Jesus had risen? No, they “saw him.” That he was God? No, they “worshiped [him].” Then what did the disciples doubt? Perhaps, knowing Jesus was leaving, they doubted their own strength to carry forth Jesus’ mission. What they hadn’t yet come fully to believe was that Jesus would always remain with them, giving them strength through the Spirit.
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Connecting
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the second reading: The second reading is a prayer for disciples to have all they need to carry forth Jesus’ mission: Spirit of wisdom and revelation, enlightenment, hope, community of the Body, fullness.
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to experience: We all know what it is like to doubt our own abilities, so we can readily identify with the doubting disciples who are about to take on the enormous mission of Jesus: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations.”
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