Today we celebrate the feast of Sts. Philip and James, the Apostles. In today’s Gospel, John 14: 6-14, Philip asks Jesus to show them the Father. Jesus says to him: Philip, to have seen me is to have seen the Father. “…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.”
You and I, through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist and Reconciliation, are filled with the Holy Spirit: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit , one God in three divine persons. Where the Father is, so, too, is the Son. Where the Father and the Son are, so, too, is the Holy Spirit, the Love between the Father and the Son. You and I can say with Jesus: I am in the Father and the Father is in me! I am in the Trinity and the Trinity is in me. Our goal in life as Christians is to grow in our awareness of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit dwelling within the depth of our beings and to allow the Trinity to do the works of God through us. Wherever and however love is communicated, wherever and however forgiveness is expressed, wherever and however reconciliation occurs God is there and is at work in that situation. Parents loving their children, forgiving their children, reconciling with their children is the Father working in them. Spouses loving, forgiving, supporting one another is God at work in them. Teachers, healthcare workers, counselors, policemen, firemen, lawyers, all those working to improve the lives of those seeking their assistance is God at work through them.
May I grow in respecting this divine phenomena and deepen my ability to recognize the Father, Son and Holy Spirit at work in myself and others! May I look for that reality in today’s world. "Be still and know that I am God," the psalmist tells us in Psalm 46.
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