Phillip 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, Phillip, and still you don’t know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. (John 14: 8-9)

How is Philip like the Rolling Stones? Right! They can’t get no satisfaction. Remember those lyrics from the mid ‘60s? No matter how much they tried, they ‘can’t get no satisfaction’”.

He and the other disciples had been following Jesus around for about three years, watching him heal people and perform miracles, listening to him as he taught and preached, grilling him with questions, and they still weren’t satisfied.

They wanted more.

Phillip stepped up for the whole group and put it into words: “Lord, show us the Father and we will be satisfied.” Enough of these parables a…