In a room in Jerusalem, followers of Jesus gather behind closed doors, their fears intensified by events (John 20:19). They are not connected in any way with the news that had begun to percolate through the city. They are behind locked doors, because their fear was dominating their every thought, their every move. Thomas was … Continue reading Their eyes were kept from recognizing him … then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight (Luke 24; Easter 3A)