(The Upper Room. Peter and the other Apostles enter.)

PETER: Thomas, have you given up hope?

THOMAS: Hope, no. But my demands, yes. It’s been a week, Peter. Tell me what I need to do.

PETER: Trust that the Lord will fulfill His promises, in His due time.

THOMAS: In His due time.

[Music cue: Segue into “He Is Risen/Except I Shall See—Part C” , ]+

(As Thomas and Peter embrace, a man representing the Savior, dressed in a white robe, appears before them.)

SAVIOR: Peace be unto you.

(All but Thomas kneel.)

PETER: Master.

(Thomas turns and kneels.)

SAVIOR: Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

(Thomas steps forward and touches his hands.)

THOMAS (falling to his knees, weeping): My Lord and my God.

SAVIOR: Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed.⁷⁷

(The light fades, and the man representing the Savior walks away. Slowly, the Apostles rise and gather around Thomas, who still kneels.)

PETER: Now we can go to Galilee.

ANDREW: What would you have us do, Peter?

PETER: What we know how to do: fish. And there He will come to us again, as He said.

(All apostles but Thomas leave. Thomas rises.)

THOMAS
I searched with my eyes,
But I was blind.
By His mercy eyes of faith I find!
Lord, what I asked afearing,
Thou answered with Thy love.
O Lord, my God,
I will believe,
I’ll always,
Forever and ever,
Remember
That Thou hast come to me!

(Thomas exits. Underscore continues as the scene changes. Immediate segue to the sea of Galilee.)

+ Because these two pieces are performed without a break, the audio file contains both of them.

NOTES
77. John 20:26–29.

• Continue on to Act Two, Scene 3, Segment 3.1