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:
Do we
believe this pronouncement of Jesus that He is one with God? Of course we do,
then what’s next after believing? Next after believing is to put into concrete
actions what we believe.
Belief
only is not enough, we have to translate this into living faith. Faith that is
seen though our deeds, because if we only say that we believe. Yet we don’t
translate it into actual acts of mercy and compassion, then it’s empty.
Jesus in
our gospel tells us, “Whoever believes in me will do the things that I do (John
14:12).” Let us pause and reflect if we are able to somehow measure-up to this
challenge of Jesus. Do we do the works of Jesus? Do we volunteer to help
someone in need? Do we always say words that heal a broken person? Are we quick
to throw judgment and condemnation?
It’s so easy to say, I believe in the oneness
of Jesus and God. Yet we are always challenged by Jesus to
always prove it by our words and actions. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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