Thomas is profoundly contemporary in todays devotion: Letting our progress in the spiritual life depend on "it's externals alone" is regarded as extremely dangerous.
It seems that our consumer world and consumer culture has succeeded in convincing us that things are only real if they can be touched, measured and experienced. And consumers have become impatient. they will buy on credit because they want, no they deserve, these things NOW!!!
Romans 12:2 reminds us to beware of conforming ourselves to the patterns of this world. Thomas is calling us forward toward a mature view which is able to perceive beyond the superficial to measure and discern what is "progress" in the spiritaul journey.
Too much of what is encouraged in many churches relates to instant gratification and self-serving happiness and fulfillment - the "externals alone"!
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