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:
Whenever I go
for a vacation in our province and my friends and relatives would see me. They
would always say that they are reminded of my father because of how I look and
sound. 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 believers 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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