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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.
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.” John 14:8-17 
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Dear God, the streets are empty now
where runners might have been
the throngs who would have cheered
all sheltered at home anxious and aching.

The lamps were lit from the tower
Old North still shines the story
of patriots fighting for freedom
signaling the end of distant tyranny.

We are held down and in by virus
yet we demand to see your face
though you are with us in each breath
we want more and are never sated.

Help us to be sacrificial patriots
those who love with all our being
help us move beyond selfish greed
embodying your love and spirit. Amen