LIFE IN THE TRINITY
I
remember coming across a beautiful image of the Trinity in my hotel
room when I was in Rome. The Father holds the symbols of the Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the end of all things. Jesus holds the Cross in
His hands, the instrument of our salvation. The Holy Spirit hovers
above the two figures of Father and Son, encircling them in light. The figures are, as
it were, suspended in the air, giving a sense of divinity, awe and
wonder. The whole image is surrounded by light in its color and its
features. It was a very beautiful image.
I am sure all of us have a favorite image of the Trinity. Another one
of my favorites is Rublev’s icon of the Trinity. This is a deep and
thought-provoking image of the Father and the Spirit looking towards the
Son who was to be sent into the world to save humankind.
Jesus is our peace. He is our access to God and the eternal life we
share with the Trinity. The Spirit has been poured into our hearts as a
guarantee of God’s loving mercy and acceptance, through the love of
Jesus shed on the Cross. One of my favorite prefaces is “God sees and
loves in us what he sees and loves in Christ” (Preface VII of Sunday in
Ordinary Time). When the Father looks upon us, He sees an image of His
Son Jesus. As Jesus suffered for our sake, so too must we offer our trials and afflictions, that we might persevere in the hope that God
has given us.
Do you have a relationship with the Trinity? We should all have one,
since the Holy Trinity desires relationship. The whole understanding of
the Trinity evolves around the concept of relationship.
Spend some time today reflecting on that love poured into our hearts that enables
us access into the life of the Trinity. God desires a relationship of
love. Love is being in communion with another, and we see this
beautifully expressed in the Trinity. Fr. Brian Steele, MGL
REFLECTION QUESTIONS: How do you relate with the Trinity? How does this relationship impact your day-to-day life?
Father, I thank You for crowning me in honor and glory through Your Son in the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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