Through Jesus and by His Spirit, God has opened Himself to us so that we may have communion with Him.  In response, we are to open ourselves by the Spirit and through Jesus so that we actually enjoy communion with the Father. 

Such openness to God is truly life-transforming. Just think of how much this would transform your identity as you experience your belonging to the Father.  We come to understand ourselves as dearly loved children of the Father, and this changes how we relate to Him, to others, and to the world around us. 

A life lived in continual openness to God’s love becomes a living prayer. Not merely words spoken to Him, but a constant awareness and reception of His life and presence flowing through us. Though few of us can remain fully open to God at every moment, His grace enables us to grow in that direction. Distractions and obstacles often pull us away, but perhaps the greatest barrier is our distorted understanding of who God is. When we see God through Jesus and He is made real to us by His Spirit, we do see God as He truly is. Then those false images begin to fall away. 

The God we see through Jesus longs to remove whatever blocks our communion with Him and to fill us increasingly with His life, drawing us into ever deeper participation in His communion of joyful love.  Yes, God wants us to truly know Him, sharing in His life as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.