Gospel: John
14:7-14
Jesus
said to his disciples: “If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From
now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to Jesus, “Master, show
us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been
with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has
seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not
believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak
to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his
works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else,
believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever
believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than
these, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I
will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of
me in my name, I will do it.”
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Reflection:
One of my
fondest memories about my father (Victor O. Dasmarinas Sr.) was when I was
around seven to ten years old. He would bring me to church especially during
holy week and I would hear him acting as the narrator during Palm Sunday, Good
Friday and sometimes during the station of the cross he would also act as one
of the readers and sometimes apostle. He had a booming voice which I have
inherited.
Whenever I go for a vacation in our province
whenever my friends and relatives would see me they would always say that they
are reminded of my father because of how I look. I would always reply with a
thank you and with a smile in return.
In the
gospel Philip said to Jesus, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be
enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and
you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father (John
14:9).” The two personalities or the Trinity is revealed by Jesus him and God
the Father and they are acting as one person. Jesus further told them whoever
believes in me will do the works that I do (John 14:12).
There is
a great responsibility on us when we say that we are followers of Christ
because Jesus tells us that if we are a believer we must do the works that he
did in other words we must emulate him if we profess to be His followers.
If we are
true followers of Jesus we have no other choice but to do His works in the
process we will be closer to Him. And whenever others would see us they will be
reminded of Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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