April 23, 2005

Jn 14:7-14

Jesus said to his disciples: "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 Jesus, "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."
"If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it." It is a powerful gift that I have received from God. I forget sometimes to ask for God to help. I try to remember to begin every day of work in a prayer for assistance in all that I do that day. "Oh God come to my assistance, Lord make haste to help me." is another prayer that I use especially when I am in the midst of things that need God's help.