The Father himself loves you

“On that day you will ask in my name, and I do not tell you that I will ask the Father for you. For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have come to believe that I came from God. I came from the Father and have come into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.” (JN 16: 26-28)

God the Father loves His Son, His Son loves His Father and came to tell us about love of the Father for us, and He not only wants to let us know about His Father’s love for us, but also wants us to love His Father like He loves Him. He takes care of our relationship with the Father—“I will not ask the Father for you, for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have come to believe that I came from God.” Now Our Lord’s mission is done—our relationship with the Father is established—and He is “leaving the world and going back to the Father.” But the love of God will stay with us.

“I came from the Father and have come into the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”