Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, 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.” John 14:1-12
In today’s reading as Philip struggled with Jesus’ words, we too have moments of confusion with God’s ways that we have trouble grasping. The answers to questions are not always straight forward or immediate. As God reveals a kernel of truth to us, we must ponder it as the divine mystery is revealed and we understand little by little if we are open to it. Answers come as we conform our wills to God’s. Divine mysteries can only be understood through prayer and deep reflection. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Only in prayer will we discover the path we must follow, the truth we need to hear and the life we are called to live. Reflect today on something you struggle to understand. Do not lose heart but instead allow the fulness of Jesus’ divine truth to sink in gradually. Read the Gospels, spend time in prayer, be open and listen from the depths of your heart. Seek out His voice and know that He is your Way, Truth, and Life. Let Christ lead you and reveal to you the mysteries of his divine wisdom so that you too know the way to the Father.














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