YOU KNOW MY FATHER

PRAYER PAUSE

Saturday 23 April 2016   

YOU KNOW MY FATHER

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “If you know me, you know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him.” (John 14:7-14)

Reflection. We read the Acts in Easter time with all its feverish activity. Today it is Paul in Pisidia (13:44ff). In contrast our gospel, while it is his last sharing with his disciples, sounds like a quiet teaching session of Jesus about his relationship, and ours, with the Father. While Jesus’ words stretch us to the limit, in effect he is introducing us to God, revealing him to us. Jesus has this desire to reveal to us everything we can possibly understand. But we know from the great mystics, like John of the Cross, there is no way we can come close to really understanding. But we know God even so.

Prayer. Lord, we thank you for revealing the Father as far as we can understand. Help us to love and serve him in all people. Amen