(Reflection for Trinity
Sunday)
“The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three
persons, the ‘Consubstantial Trinity’” (CCC 253). God the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit is one God but in the three persons. In the Old Testament God addressed
Himself in plural (Gen 1:26; Gen 11:7, Is 9:5-6). Jesus Himself based His
teachings on the Three Persons in one God (Mat 28:19; Lk 3:22; Jn 1:1,14; Jn
10:30), and the writings of the apostles throw more light to this Mystery (Col
1:16-17, Col 2:9, 1 Pet 1:1-2, Eph 4:3-6).
But here we are today, not explain or argue about it, but to celebrate the
Trinity.
God, in His Trinity of Persons,
is all round perfection in Himself. So He alone exists of Himself. He is
perfect love; perfect unity...Our love and worship adds nothing to His
greatness! However, He freely wills to communicate His life and glory with us.
He made us in His own image and likeness. Such is the plan of His loving
kindness, conceived by the Father before the foundation of the world, in His
beloved Son: He destined us in love to be His sons and daughters, and to be
conformed to the image of His Son, through the Spirit of sonship (Eph 1:5; Rm
8:15,29).
Therefore, the mystery of the
Holy Trinity is the highest of all mysteries; the source and end of all
mysteries! It is like a closed and open door... “closed” since God is complete
in Himself and cannot be penetrated upon by human mind. “Open”, since God has
come to dwell among us in Jesus Christ, we can know Him through His
self-communication. Thus this mystery draws us to contemplation...
But as the heart and mind climb
the height of contemplation in deep silence, there seems to be a tick cloud of unknowing
on the way. The Trinity is also the end of contemplation. Before the Trinity,
words are not enough; powers surrender. Before the Trinity, silence finds words
but speaks no more! Still, only faith has the final word, and supplies that
which the mind cannot understand.
God is Trinity of Persons. If
not, we would have a God that is dependent
on his creatures, and who ends up being a burden
on his worshipers! So we celebrate today that God is Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. The Eternal Godhead is perfect relationship; perfect love, unity and
peace. This is what He shares with us. And this is our inherent makeup. What
the Trinity communicates to us we return to Him in worship, and we equally
share with one another in companionship.
Fr
Jude Nwachukw, C.Ss.R
Sts
Peter & Paul Catholic Church,
Tedi-Muwo,
Lagos.
Sunday
16th June, 2019.
Solemnity
of the Most Holy Trinity.
