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, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
Philip said to Jesus, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? 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 say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. John 14:6-14
I have always loved navigating, using maps and compasses. As a young girl, in girl scouts, I loved hiking with my troop, reading a map and the coordinates on the compass and never getting lost. In this day of automatic GPS, where we do not have to use any tools to find our way, many people still get lost. Folks, staring at their phones walk into poles, walls and into traffic. We are as easily lost as ever, even with our sophisticated tools.
Jesus tells Thomas that he is the way, the truth and the life. Philip, earing this wants in on this. He wants to see God right then. Yet Jesus reminds him that they have daily witnessed God, in the love and presence of Jesus. The disciples were as easily lost as we are today. We are invited to see and know God love and presence in our here and now. And we are called to be God's loving presence wherever we are.
Today I ask God to help me be light and love for those who are lost. May we make God's love known in our time.
I have always loved navigating, using maps and compasses. As a young girl, in girl scouts, I loved hiking with my troop, reading a map and the coordinates on the compass and never getting lost. In this day of automatic GPS, where we do not have to use any tools to find our way, many people still get lost. Folks, staring at their phones walk into poles, walls and into traffic. We are as easily lost as ever, even with our sophisticated tools.
Jesus tells Thomas that he is the way, the truth and the life. Philip, earing this wants in on this. He wants to see God right then. Yet Jesus reminds him that they have daily witnessed God, in the love and presence of Jesus. The disciples were as easily lost as we are today. We are invited to see and know God love and presence in our here and now. And we are called to be God's loving presence wherever we are.
Today I ask God to help me be light and love for those who are lost. May we make God's love known in our time.
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