"But these are written..."

"Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written..."(John 20:31). Thomas, one of the Lord's Apostles had a hard time believing that the Lord had come again, I imagine it was because he had not fully understood the words of the Savior before His crucifixion. Upon appearing to the disciples with Thomas in their presence this time, the Lord gave what I feel was a gentle rebuke to Thomas yet a great lesson to us, "blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed". With our celebrations in commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ I hope we ponder upon the words of Christ a little more fully and apply them into our lives a little more often. As I looked at this chapter of scripture what stuck out to me were the words "but these are written", I think of our lives and how many "other signs" we have seen in our lives. A woman on my mission commented on the grim condition of the world today and how many have strayed from the path and do not believe; I think these words could be adapted, "but these/[we] [believe]". Then completing the scripture "... that [they] might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing [they] might have life through his name".