Object: a deck of cards for a card trick

Good morning! After Jesus was raised from the dead, he appeared to his disciples. One of the disciples named Thomas, was not there when Jesus came and he didn’t believe that Jesus had really shown himself to them. Later, Jesus came back and appeared again, and Thomas was there. When he saw Jesus, he believed, but Jesus said to him, “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”

If you have faith, you believe without having to see. Let me show you what I mean by that. Here is a deck of cards. I can have you pick out a card from this deck, keep me from seeing it, and …