John 14:6-14
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, 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. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those who work the streets for sex, that they come to know the love of God and the dignity He creates each of us with.
As I sit here, trying to figure out something to write, I am struck by the lack of trust I have in God to provide the words to write. When we are unwilling to trust in Our Lord, we cannot be obedient.
Today's reading points to Christ's obedience to the will of The Father. In fact, His whole life points to being obedient unto death... death on a cross.
Christ calls us to this same obedience, for anything else would be turning our faces from Our Lord (sin). We must be willing to return to Our Lord (repent) and remain obedient (love) to The Father as He has been obedient to us (wisdom). Take care and God Bless.
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