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Thursday, 27 May 2021 12:24

God enfleshed in us

Trinity400The eleven disciples set out for Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet them. When they saw him they fell down before him, though some hesitated.

Jesus came up and spoke to them. He said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.’ (Matthew 28:16-20)

The Feast of the Trinity is a day for reflecting on who God is, not for trying to figure out how there can be three persons in one God. The Church’s focus today is on experience, not theology.
 
In intellectual terms, God remains a mystery. For people of faith, God is known not by the mind, but by the heart. That is what spirituality and mysticism are about - exploring our experience of God.
 
Through our public liturgy, private prayer and contemplation we come to experience - to ‘know’ and feel in our hearts - that God loves us, accepts us, forgives us and constantly invites us into an ever deeper experience of love.

We are very used to thinking of ourselves as being God's servants, but the truth is that it is God who is always serving us, who is totally committed to us, who is always there for us whether we realise it or not (see the image above).
 
When we allow God’s heart to speak to ours in love we begin to absorb more of God’s life into our own. We are being transformed. Our values and attitudes, our ways of looking at and being in the world start to change. We begin to see with God’s eyes and feel with God’s heart.
 
We become passionate about the things God is passionate about: speaking truthfully, acting with justice and integrity, looking out for each other and especially for the vulnerable, promoting peace and understanding, ending competition and discrimination, respecting life.
 
That makes us better people and our lives become a blessing for each other and for the world.
 
That is what it means to live out of God’s great gift to us, the Spirit of Jesus Christ which God has placed in our hearts. God becomes enfleshed in us and we become stewards of God’s grace and life.

Download our Celebrating At Home liturgy for this Sunday here.

Celebrating At Home Trinity Sunday [PDF]
Celebrating At Home Trinity Sunday [ePub]