Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles
Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Jn 14: 6-14
May 3, 2023 | Wednesday
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me. If you know me, you will know the father also; indeed you know him, and you have seen him.”
Philip asked him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that is enough.” Jesus said to him, “What! I have been with you so long and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever sees me sees 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?
All that I say to you, I do not say of myself. The Father who dwells in me is doing his own work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; at least believe it on the evidence of these works that I do.
Truly, I say to you, the one who believes in me will do the same works that I do; and he will even do greater than these, for I am going to the Father. Everything you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Indeed, anything you ask, calling upon my name, I will do it.
Today’s Reflection:
We cannot see God, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit. To believe without proof is difficult for most human beings. However, Jesus desires that we believe and trust without seeing Him. We can choose to believe in Jesus and trust in His love and care for us or we can wander through life without an anchor, without anyone greater than ourselves in which to believe. Faith and trust are difficult in our human relationships and perhaps even more so in our relationship with God and Jesus. At least, with human beings we can see them, hear them, and talk with them. We see their facial expressions and their body language. These expressions can communicate volumes of information to us. Today, may we ask Jesus to grace us with the gifts of trust and hope in Him. Most of all, may we trust Jesus to gift us with all we need. Jesus is present with us every moment of every day, strengthening us and gracing us; however, we need to be awake and alert to His presence! If we are not awake, we will miss Him! When we are able to trust that Jesus is present with us, then we have more strength and hope. These gifts of trust and hope enable us to open our minds and hearts to see Jesus. /Vulnerasti, 2023
