John's gospel is honest enough to say there was doubt the day of the resurrection and the week after the resurrection (John 20). He could have skipped that or changed it somehow, but he didn't. I think it's because John wanted us to know that believing in Jesus is having a relationship with him and relationships come with doubts and struggles; that's just how they are.
I shared the following story in The Well yesterday (I heard it on the podcast OnBeing with Krista Tippet, release date April 1, 2010). Brother George Coin, the Director Emeritus of the Vatican's Observatory and a Jesuit priest, said he had given a scientific presentation in his clerical collar one day. After the presentation, a member of the audience said, "Father, it must be wonderful that with all the uncertainties we have with our scientific pursuits that you have this rock of faith upon which to stand."
I shared the following story in The Well yesterday (I heard it on the podcast OnBeing with Krista Tippet, release date April 1, 2010). Brother George Coin, the Director Emeritus of the Vatican's Observatory and a Jesuit priest, said he had given a scientific presentation in his clerical collar one day. After the presentation, a member of the audience said, "Father, it must be wonderful that with all the uncertainties we have with our scientific pursuits that you have this rock of faith upon which to stand."