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all, who is above all and through all and in all%u201d (4:6). %u201cGive thanks to God the Father at all timesand for everything%u201d (5:20). It is the Father %u201cfor whom we exist%u201d (1 Cor 8:6). In this sense, SaintJohn Paul II could say that, %u201cthe whole of the Christian life is like a great pilgrimage to the house ofthe Father%u201d.[54][4] This too was the experience of Saint Ignatius of Antioch on his path tomartyrdom: %u201cIn me there is left no spark of desire for mundane things, but only a murmur of livingwater that whispers within me, %u2018Come to the Father%u2019%u201d.[55][5]72. The Father is, before all else, the Father of Jesus Christ: %u201cBlessed be the God and Father ofour Lord Jesus Christ%u201d (Eph 1:3). He is %u201cthe God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory%u201d (Eph 1:17). When the Son became man, all the hopes and aspirations of his human heart weredirected towards the Father. If we consider the way Christ spoke of the Father, we can grasp thelove and affection that his human heart felt for him, this complete and constant orientation towardshim. [56] Jesus%u2019 life among us was a journey of response to the constant call of his human heart tocome to the Father. [57] [7]73. We know that the Aramaic word Jesus used to address the Father was %u201cAbba%u201d, an intimateand familiar term that some found disconcerting (cf. Jn 5:18). It is how he addressed the Father inexpressing his anguish at his impending death: %u201cAbba, Father, for you all things are possible;remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want%u201d (Mk 14:36). Jesus knew wellthat he had always been loved by the Father: %u201cYou loved me before the foundation of the world%u201d(Jn 17:24). In his human heart, he had rejoiced at hearing the Father say to him: %u201cYou are my Son,the Beloved; with you I am well pleased%u201d (Mk 1:11).74. The Fourth Gospel tells us that the eternal Son was always %u201cclose to the Father%u2019s heart%u201d (Jn1:18).[58][8] Saint Irenaeus thus declares that %u201cthe Son of God was with the Father from thebeginning%u201d.[59][9] Origen, for his part, maintains that the Son perseveres %u201cin uninterruptedcontemplation of the depths of the Father%u201d.[60][0] When the Son took flesh, he spent entire nightsconversing with his beloved Father on the mountaintop (cf. Lk 6:12). He told us, %u201cI must be in myFather%u2019s house%u201d (Lk 2:49). We see too how he expressed his praise: %u201cJesus rejoiced in the HolySpirit and said, %u2018I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth%u2019 (Lk 10:21). His last words, full oftrust, were, %u201cFather, into your hands I commend my spirit%u201d (Lk 23:46).75. Let us now turn to the Holy Spirit, whose fire fills the heart of Christ. As Saint John Paul II oncesaid, Christ%u2019s heart is %u201cthe Holy Spirit%u2019s masterpiece%u201d.[61][1] This is more than simply a past event,for even now %u201cthe heart of Christ is alive with the action of the Holy Spirit, to whom Jesus attributedthe inspiration of his mission (cf. Lk 4:18; Is 61:1) and whose sending he had promised at the LastSupper. It is the Spirit who enables us to grasp the richness of the sign of Christ%u2019s pierced side,from which the Church has sprung (cf. Sacrosanctum Concilium, 5)%u201d.[62][2] In a word, %u201conly theHoly Spirit can open up before us the fullness of the %u2018inner man%u2019, which is found in the heart ofChrist. He alone can cause our human hearts to draw strength from that fullness, step bystep%u201d.[63][3]17