Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (14: 7-14) in which Jesus tells the disciples, ‘If you know me, you know my Father, too. From this moment, you know him and have seen him.’

Fr Paul says Jesus in this Gospel now explains how he is the Way to the Father.

Think of an envoy. An envoy is a person.
An envoy is sent by the sender.
The envoy fully represents the sender.
The envoy has the power of the sender.
The envoy deserves the same respect and honour as the sender.
The envoy stands in the place of the sender.
The envoy has the power to enter into agreements.
The envoy has the power to effect results.
The envoy reports back to the sender.

With this in mind, Fr Paul says today’s Gospel Challenge is to replay the Gospel reading and listen carefully with this image of an envoy in mind. The way to God, the sender, is through Jesus the envoy.