This comment was originally posted on JSH-Online in response to a question published in the Journal: How could Jesus show physical effects of the crucifixion to Thomas? (January 2013, p. 44)
Thank you for this interesting answer. It occurs to me that it was not necessary for Jesus to demonstrate a perfect body at that point. Instead, he was demonstrating that life is not of the body.
I had an experience that proved to me the value of showing Thomas the wounds. Shortly before the birth of one of my children, an ultrasound was performed. After consulting together, the technician and the doctor felt I should know I might be giving birth to a child with Down syndrome. In the few weeks before the birth, the Christian Science practitioner and I (along with my husband) prayed to see this child as “the full representation of Mind” (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 591).
