(Jn. 14:7-14) Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter
In today’s Gospel Jesus was asked by Phillip to show the Father and it would be enough for them after Jesus told them that seeing and experiencing Him was tantamount of having seen the Father. Jesus’ response to Phillip was striking. Jesus reminded Phillip about everything He said and did. Those words and works were of the Father. Thus, seeing and believing in Jesus is seeing and believing in the Father.
In truth, we cannot see the Father face to face. Yahweh had to present Himself through the burning bush in order to allow Moses to experience Him. Jesus said that no one had ever seen God. To see God face to face is to be deeply intimate with Him. Furthermore, it is an encounter with the Divine. The transfiguration experience of Peter, James, and John , which was a mere foretaste of Jesus’ divinity says a lot about being face to face with God. Our human condition cannot endure God’s divinity. It will mean our death!
Now we can see why God decided to let Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, the Son of God, to become one like us. The Incarnation allowed us to see, hear, feel, and even smell God in Jesus, true man and true God. We do not look for anyone more than Jesus. Jesus is the perfect Mediator and the full message. No wonder, when Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?”, Jesus did not answer anymore. Why? Because Jesus was the Truth (and the Way and the Life). If Pilate, who was face to face with Truth cannot see the Truth who is Jesus, no answer from Jesus would be enough for him to understand.
Do we look for another Messiah? Were Jesus’ words and works not enough? Let us open our eyes, minds, and hearts to Jesus. Let us thank the Father for the gift of Jesus who we are able to see, hear and feel. Let us ask the Spirit to give us the grace of humility and wisdom to see the Father in Jesus and finally believe!
Clinton Chinedu Onyegbula
In today’s Gospel Jesus was asked by Phillip to show the Father and it would be enough for them after Jesus told them that seeing and experiencing Him was tantamount of having seen the Father. Jesus’ response to Phillip was striking. Jesus reminded Phillip about everything He said and did. Those words and works were of the Father. Thus, seeing and believing in Jesus is seeing and believing in the Father.
In truth, we cannot see the Father face to face. Yahweh had to present Himself through the burning bush in order to allow Moses to experience Him. Jesus said that no one had ever seen God. To see God face to face is to be deeply intimate with Him. Furthermore, it is an encounter with the Divine. The transfiguration experience of Peter, James, and John , which was a mere foretaste of Jesus’ divinity says a lot about being face to face with God. Our human condition cannot endure God’s divinity. It will mean our death!
Now we can see why God decided to let Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, the Son of God, to become one like us. The Incarnation allowed us to see, hear, feel, and even smell God in Jesus, true man and true God. We do not look for anyone more than Jesus. Jesus is the perfect Mediator and the full message. No wonder, when Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?”, Jesus did not answer anymore. Why? Because Jesus was the Truth (and the Way and the Life). If Pilate, who was face to face with Truth cannot see the Truth who is Jesus, no answer from Jesus would be enough for him to understand.
Do we look for another Messiah? Were Jesus’ words and works not enough? Let us open our eyes, minds, and hearts to Jesus. Let us thank the Father for the gift of Jesus who we are able to see, hear and feel. Let us ask the Spirit to give us the grace of humility and wisdom to see the Father in Jesus and finally believe!
Clinton Chinedu Onyegbula
(Jn. 14:7-14) Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter
In today’s Gospel Jesus was asked by Phillip to show the Father and it would be enough for them after Jesus told them that seeing and experiencing Him was tantamount of having seen the Father. Jesus’ response to Phillip was striking. Jesus reminded Phillip about everything He said and did. Those words and works were of the Father. Thus, seeing and believing in Jesus is seeing and believing in the Father.
In truth, we cannot see the Father face to face. Yahweh had to present Himself through the burning bush in order to allow Moses to experience Him. Jesus said that no one had ever seen God. To see God face to face is to be deeply intimate with Him. Furthermore, it is an encounter with the Divine. The transfiguration experience of Peter, James, and John , which was a mere foretaste of Jesus’ divinity says a lot about being face to face with God. Our human condition cannot endure God’s divinity. It will mean our death!
Now we can see why God decided to let Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, the Son of God, to become one like us. The Incarnation allowed us to see, hear, feel, and even smell God in Jesus, true man and true God. We do not look for anyone more than Jesus. Jesus is the perfect Mediator and the full message. No wonder, when Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?”, Jesus did not answer anymore. Why? Because Jesus was the Truth (and the Way and the Life). If Pilate, who was face to face with Truth cannot see the Truth who is Jesus, no answer from Jesus would be enough for him to understand.
Do we look for another Messiah? Were Jesus’ words and works not enough? Let us open our eyes, minds, and hearts to Jesus. Let us thank the Father for the gift of Jesus who we are able to see, hear and feel. Let us ask the Spirit to give us the grace of humility and wisdom to see the Father in Jesus and finally believe!
Clinton Chinedu Onyegbula
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