Blessed Are the Pure of Heart
For they shall see GodThis reading should give us great comfort. The apostles were still not pure of heart, for they did not know the Father. And this is because they really did not know the Son. It gives us great hope for ourselves. We may think we should be further along in the spiritual journey. Bur God brings us along at His pace, in His time. Praise God for His awesome goodness!
John 15:7-14
”Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.’
Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? 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 say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.’”