Gospel: John 14:7-14
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, I would always reunite with my relatives and friends. They would always say that they are reminded of my father because of how I look and sound. I always reply with a thank you and 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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