St. Thomas the Apostle

My hero is someone who, even though he doubted Jesus, did many things for many people. Not much about him was recorded until later in the Bible. He was also an Apostle of Jesus and his name is… St. Thomas! He is also known as Doubting Thomas because doubted Jesus came back to life. That is what he was most known for, but he did many good and brave things with Jesus. He is the patron saint of doubting people, architects, the blind, and India.

One of St. Thomas the Apostle’s traits was stubbornness. He was very stubborn and once he decided on something, you could not change his mind. For example, when he thought the Apostles would die by following Jesus to Bethany, he still followed Jesus because he loved and respected him.

During the Last Supper, Jesus said he would prepare a place for the Apostles. The place was unknown to Thomas which confused him. He asked what this meant and was told that Christ was the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Later, when risen, Jesus appeared to the apostles, but Thomas was not with them. When the rest of the apostles told him, Thomas did not believe. He said “Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, put my finger in the place of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe”. When risen Jesus appeared to Thomas, he was shocked, and he begged for forgiveness. As the apostles started to travel the world Thomas had to preach in India. Thomas tried to evade going to India, but Jesus appeared and sold Thomas to a man named Addan. He was then taken to the land of Andrapolis, India, to be a carpenter for Gundafor. St. Thomas had to build a castle for him, but he gave the money to build the castle to the poor. After, Gundafor threw him in jail. Later, St. Thomas miraculously escaped the jail and converted Gundafor. After leaving Gundafor’s city, he came across King Misdai’s city. St. Thomas when he got there converted King Misdai’s wife and son. King Misdai got angry and sentenced St. Thomas to death. The soldiers led him to a hill outside of the city and stabbed him with a spear.

St. Thomas is my hero because he was brave and willing to die for Jesus. Even though his persistence led him to doubting that Jesus had risen, and that gave him the bad name of Doubting Thomas, Thomas still did many great things. His stubbornness made him a strong follower of Jesus, and he would follow Jesus anywhere. St. Thomas risked his life doing things for other people like when he gave the king's money to the poor. He followed Jesus in his teachings making him a hero.