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:
How well do we know God the Father? How well do we know Jesus?
If we’re honest, none of us can truly say that we know God the Father and Jesus deeply by our own effort. That kind of knowledge is not something we can earn or achieve—it is a grace, a precious gift from the Holy Spirit.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks tenderly to His disciples—and to us—about His oneness with the Father. Yet Philip, still uncertain, says to Jesus, “Show us the Father, and that will be enough for us” (John 14:8). What must have been going on in Philip’s heart?
Perhaps he had been following Jesus mainly because of the miracles, drawn by the wonders rather than the relationship. There may not have been a deep conversion within him yet, which is why he couldn’t perceive the unity between Jesus and the Father.
As we walk our own journey of faith, let us reflect on why we follow Jesus. Is it merely for His blessings and miracles? Or do we follow Him because we long to be part of His mission—because we love Him deeply?
If our desire
to follow the Lord is based only on miracles and answered prayers, that desire
will eventually fade. But if we follow Him out of love and a heartfelt longing
to share in His mission, our faith will remain firm, even in suffering. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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