People do not necessarily know truly about the Father and the Son, because this knowledge comes only with recognition of the enlightening power of the teachings of Jesus. Finding light in the teachings of Jesus is typically on two levels. Firstly we recognise how they shine light on deeds done by others, which are shown up as lacking. For example, the command to do unto others as we would have others do unto us, this we find shows up the fact that others do not always live this way towards us. The deeds we would prefer them to do unto us are not what people do unto us. This sheds light on lack of righteousness in others. It tells us there is a better way, which is the way of behaving we find captured in the commands of Jesus, and this way is called righteousness. We want others to do right by us, and the commands of Jesus support our concern because they teach us what that would look like. We are made aware, in Jesus’ teachings, that others are not doing this, so we are being let down by those around us. We might therefore afford a deep trust towards Jesus for bringing it to our attention, and hopefully providing a solution. Yet, there is more. Secondly, we recognise how our own actions are falling short too. We find the trust we direct at Jesus might be the solution to how we might learn to do unto others as we wish others would do unto us. It needs time. Yet Jesus has provided the light we need. The challenge is to persist in applying the teachings of Jesus to our own actions. It hurts because it starts with painful recognition that we probably fall short. But the teachings are there teaching us, if we let them, if we allow the light from them to enlighten our deeds towards others. We need to let the logic of the commands to instruct what we do. We need to pause enough to let them change our habits when the occasions arise. If we succeed, we have passed into a new status of hope. We have become those who truly learn from Jesus. He taught that his commands must be applied to our own actions, more than the easier alternative of merely letting them be our tool of judging others. If we do as Jesus taught, trusting the way his teachings enlighten us, we become his own people, his disciples. That opens hope up to us, because he seeks out and saves those who are his own. This is his highest power, the power to save, to give eternal life, to even give resurrection to those who are his own. God sent him for this purpose, in love. Central to this purpose is the knowledge of knowing the Father and the Son. It is the truth Jesus uses to save his own.
