John 14:6-14
Jesus said to Thomas, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 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 him, "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."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for Sr. Mary McDonald, who will go through her investiture ceremony today.
Today is the Feast of Ss. Philip and James.
When we ask for things in Jesus' name, do we think about this line in today's reading:
"Whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son."
If we are Jesus' disciples, then our will must conform to doing the will of The Father. Therefore, it is important to know the will of The Father, and while it is impossible to fully comprehend the will of God, we know that Jesus is revealed to us through scripture, and through what we know of Jesus in scripture and Church tradition, we know The Father.
Let us glorify The Father at all times so that our lives will truly be lives lived in Jesus' name. Take care and God Bless.
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