Trinity

We are destined to share in the life and mystery of God in ever-deepening ways. The prayer the priest prays quietly when mixing the water and wine at the preparation of gifts at Mass is: “By the mystery of this water and wine, may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.” Our destiny is union with God and with God’s people.

The Franciscan spiritual writer, Richard Rohr, describes the Holy Spirit this way: “The Holy Spirit within us is the desire inside of all of us that wants to keep connecting, relating, and communing. It isn’t above us. It isn’t beyond us–it is within us. It’s as available as our breath, and that’s why the Risen Christ gives the Holy Spirit by breathing upon the disciples.”

It’s unfortunate that the notion of the Trinity, which should strengthen our sense of God’s nearness, through the example and teaching of Jesus and the presence of the Holy Spirit in our life, has become the picture of a God who is far removed from human experience, enjoying divine existence in some far-off heaven, instead of being at the center of our Christian consciousness.

Our Trinitarian faith leads us to live a life of sacrifice, love, and service, and to experience God’s love and mercy in our own life. May the mystery which is the Holy Trinity, God who is love–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit–continue to deepen within us and draw us more and more into the life of God, leading us along the path to the fulness of life.

“Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, to God who is, who was, and who is to come.” (see Revelation 1:8)