The Glue of Love ~ by Mary Ann Allen
Today we celebrate one of the greatest mysteries of our faith, the Most Holy Trinity. Over the years, people have pondered its meaning and have tried to explain how God can be divided into three Persons and yet, still be One God. Father, Son and Spirit, separate Persons and yet, One.
There are several analogies that have been developed to help us try to understand this mystery. One of these analogies is to envision God the Father as the sun; God the Son as the light that emanates from the sun; and God the Holy Spirit, the warmth or heat of the sun. All three together and inseparable in the same way as Father, Son and Holy Spirit are One God.
But you can see, as well as I can, that this analogy does not really satisfy us as an explanation. A mystery cannot be explained; only experienced. Our minds can only bring us so far in our search for an explanation and then, we must acknowledge the mystery and simply, experience it.
In our first reading from the Book of Deuteronomy, we see that God comes in search of human beings. He chooses us and reveals himself to us and tells us what He wishes of us. Even before we find our own selves searching for Him, God has already found us and claimed us as His own, made in His image and likeness.
And again, in the second reading from Paul's Letter to the Romans, we learn that through Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, we have not only been chosen by God, but we have been adopted by the Father as His children. We have become heirs along with His Son, Jesus Christ.
We are able to go forward when our hope and love of God is clear and visible. Just as in the Gospel reading from Matthew, the disciples were instructed to go and make disciples of all nations, we are also called to be disciples, to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit... and to teach all that Jesus has commanded. He has promised to be with us always, by sending the Holy Spirit to guide and protect us along the way.
We clearly see the Trinity at work in our readings today. We recognize that the Blessed Trinity is bound together by the glue of love. The unity that is shown by the Trinity is the same unity we must experience in our parish family. We need to be united; not divided. Every person must be embraced and drawn into this family.
The glue of love that binds us together is that precious gift given to us by Christ, the Eucharist. The Eucharist enables us to live united in and through Christ. That glue of love that unites us as a family dispels the loneliness that comes from separating ourselves from each other and from God.
~ Trinity Sunday ~
Graphics by Hermano Leon Clipart
There are several analogies that have been developed to help us try to understand this mystery. One of these analogies is to envision God the Father as the sun; God the Son as the light that emanates from the sun; and God the Holy Spirit, the warmth or heat of the sun. All three together and inseparable in the same way as Father, Son and Holy Spirit are One God.
But you can see, as well as I can, that this analogy does not really satisfy us as an explanation. A mystery cannot be explained; only experienced. Our minds can only bring us so far in our search for an explanation and then, we must acknowledge the mystery and simply, experience it.
In our first reading from the Book of Deuteronomy, we see that God comes in search of human beings. He chooses us and reveals himself to us and tells us what He wishes of us. Even before we find our own selves searching for Him, God has already found us and claimed us as His own, made in His image and likeness.
And again, in the second reading from Paul's Letter to the Romans, we learn that through Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, we have not only been chosen by God, but we have been adopted by the Father as His children. We have become heirs along with His Son, Jesus Christ.
We are able to go forward when our hope and love of God is clear and visible. Just as in the Gospel reading from Matthew, the disciples were instructed to go and make disciples of all nations, we are also called to be disciples, to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit... and to teach all that Jesus has commanded. He has promised to be with us always, by sending the Holy Spirit to guide and protect us along the way.
We clearly see the Trinity at work in our readings today. We recognize that the Blessed Trinity is bound together by the glue of love. The unity that is shown by the Trinity is the same unity we must experience in our parish family. We need to be united; not divided. Every person must be embraced and drawn into this family.
The glue of love that binds us together is that precious gift given to us by Christ, the Eucharist. The Eucharist enables us to live united in and through Christ. That glue of love that unites us as a family dispels the loneliness that comes from separating ourselves from each other and from God.
~ Trinity Sunday ~
Graphics by Hermano Leon Clipart
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posted by mary ann @ Sunday, June 07, 2009
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