Gospel | John 14:8-17

Opening Song:
Father, You Are All We Need by Brian Eichelberger, Dustin Kensrue, and Zach Bolen

Lyrics:
Our father who in heaven reigns
How Great and mighty is your name
Your kingdom come Your will be done
Now here on earth as is above

O give to us our daily bread
And keep our hungry spirits fed
May all our satisfaction be
In you whose grace has set us free

(Give us hope) give us faith
Help us trust in your guidance
From the depths of Your grace
You have richly provided
Thank you thank you Father you are all we need
Father you are all we need

Forgive us all our trespasses
As we forgive when sinned against
Though evil seeks to hide your face
We fix our eyes on you by faith
Father You are all we need thank You
Father You are all we need

We lift you high above all names
Your kingdom will forever reign
To you the glory and the power forevermore

Passage:
8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 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 authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. 13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
(John 14:8–17 ESV)

Musical Reflection:
O Lord, Hear My Prayer by Jacques Berthier

Reflection Notes:
This song from the Taizé community contains a series of pleas: “O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer; when I call, answer me.” The repeated notes emphasize the insistence of the sung prayer, while the descending lines indicate a deep, almost despairing desire to connect.

Prayer:
Breathe in me, Holy Spirit, that I may think what is holy. Move me, Holy Spirit, that I may do what is holy. Attract me, Holy Spirit, that I may love what is holy. Strengthen me, Holy Spirit, that I may guard what is holy. Guard me, Holy Spirit, that I may keep what is holy.
-Augustine