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 you believe this pronouncement of Jesus that He
is one with God? Of course you do, then what’s next after believing? Next after
believing is to put into concrete actions what you believe.
Belief only is not enough, you have to translate
this into living faith. Faith that is seen though your deeds, because if you
only say that you believe. Yet you don’t translate your belief 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 by Jesus. Are you doing the works
of Jesus? Do you help someone in need? Do you always say words that heal a
broken person? Or you are 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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