plainly about the Father. When that day comes, you will ask in my name; and it will not be necessary for me to ask the Father for you, for the
Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and you believed that I came from the Father. As I came from the Father, and have
come into the world, so I am leaving the world, and going to the Father.”
Reflection:
Jesus now levels up the credentials of His disciples. He need not
intercede for them to the Father. They are already loved by virtue of the love
they have for Jesus. Hence when they loved the Lord, they did not only love Him.
They also loved the one who sent Him. Thus they too will be loved by the
Father. So whatever they will ask the Father, it will be given to them as the
special ones of God. But does that mean God plays favorite with His creatures?
Paralleling the experience of our earthly parents, they love all their children
in equal measure. But there are those that brings more secret delight to them.
They try to hide this tender feeling from their other children but it shows from
time to time. Perhaps God is also like that. He loves all His creatures in equal
measure, but those who are friends of His Son bring a delight in His loving.
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