THOMAS – BIBLE CHARACTERS
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This trail consists of 26 geocaches (some puzzle caches and some traditional caches), each focusing on bible characters whose names begin with one of the letters of the alphabet.
These geocaches are all hidden within a few feet of a popular walking/jogging/cycling trail near the Ross Barnett Reservoir. You will NOT need to hike into the woods to find any of these. They are all hidden in the public right-of-way along the edge of the woods, on trees, signs, guard rails, or inside wooden bicycle trail posts.
There are only a few legal/official parking spots along this 11 mile trail. So, with the exception of a few geocaches located close to the parking areas, you will need to plan on hiking or bicycling a couple of miles from each parking spot to find most of these caches.
Smart Geocachers always bring several writing pens to sign the log sheet with, and small pieces of paper to sign in case a log sheet is filled up, wet, or missing. Water, mosquito repellent, and a fully charged cell phone are also advised. Bicycles are optional, but make caching this trail faster and easier.
THIS GEOCACHE: Thomas
Thomas, who is also called Didymus, was one of the twelve apostles of Christ. He is known as the “Doubting Thomas” because of his hesitancy in accepting the disciples’ story of the Resurrection of Christ. He refused to believe until he saw Jesus alive for himself.
“Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
John 20:24-29