John 14:7-14
If you had known me, you would without doubt have known my Father also: and from henceforth you shall know him. And you have seen him. Philip saith to him: Lord, shew us the Father; and it is enough for us. Jesus saith to him: Have I been so long a time with you and have you not known me? Philip, he that seeth me seeth the Father also. How sayest thou: Shew us the Father? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you, I speak not of myself. But the Father who abideth in me, he doth the works. Believe you not that I am in the Father and the Father in me? Otherwise believe for the very works’ sake. Amen, amen, I say to you, he that believeth in me, the works that I do, he also shall do: and greater than these shall he do. Because I go to the Father: and whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, that will I do: that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you shall ask me any thing in my name, that I will do.
Jesus reveals that to know Him is to know the Father. God is not distant or hidden; He is made visible through the life, words, and actions of Christ. When we look at Jesus, we see the compassion, mercy, and faithfulness of God. This Gospel encourages us to deepen our relationship with Christ so that we may better understand the Father’s heart. Through prayer, Scripture, and the sacraments, we come to know God more personally. The more closely we follow Jesus, the more His love transforms our lives.