Jesus said to Thomas, “I am the way and the truth
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 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 him, “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:
Do you want to know God? You first have to know
Jesus for it’s only through Jesus that you will know God. But how would you know
Jesus? Prayer should be an integral part of your lifestyle. And you have to ask Jesus to give you the grace of
knowing Him deeper and the grace of having a personal relationship with Him.
How else would you have a personal encounter with
Jesus? You have to read His life in the bible you have to attend Holy Mass most
especially during Sunday. And then whatever you learn about Jesus you have to
live in your life.
It’s always through Jesus that you will have an
awareness of the presence of God the Father in your life. For Jesus is the
gateway to knowing more about God and through Jesus our eyes will be opened to
the many truths about our faith.
Do you want to know the way, do you want to know the
many real truths about life and do you want to find the real meaning of your
life? You have to ask Jesus and you have to ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten
you more about Jesus.
To have Jesus is to have life, to have Jesus is to
find the real way that leads to peace and contentment. To have Jesus is to
discover the real meaning of life a life that is very much different from the
life that this world is forcing us to accept.
In our gospel, Jesus tells Thomas and us too, “I am
the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know
him and have seen him (John 14:6-7).” – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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