Of all the things Jesus could have done with his resurrected body, he chose to keep the wounds.

Why?

Because those wounds are the source of mercy. Those wounds are how he bore our sins. Those wounds are the channels through which divine mercy flows into the world.

On Divine Mercy Sunday, we hear the Gospel of Thomas - forever branded "Doubting Thomas." But look at what actually convinced him. It wasn't argument. It wasn't proof of an empty tomb. It was the wounds.

"Put your finger here. See my hands. Put your hand into my side."

And Thomas responds with the greatest profession of faith in all the Gospels: "My Lord and my God!"

The wounds are the proof of mercy. The wounds say: "I bore this for you. I opened myself to pour out mercy for you. Your sins did this - and I chose it anyway, because I love you."

That's Divine Mercy. Wounds that heal. Suffering that saves. A God who keeps his scars so we can touch them and believe.

In this homily, I share a powerful story from Divine Mercy circles - a priest in Poland, a dying man who believed there was no mercy for him, and the extraordinary encounter that changed everything.