Saturday, June 3, 2023

THE MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
(Ex 34:4-6, 8-9; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18)

The mystery of God is greatly captured in the mystery of the Trinity. This is the highest and most subline of all mysteries. The mystery of the most Holy Trinity states that there are three Persons in the one God, that is, God the Father, the God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. God is One, and the One God is unity, not unitary. If God were unitary, He would have fitted into the categories of the human reasoning pattern and man would have exhausted the knowledge of God. But God is Unity, perfect and complete in Himself. He is perfect love. He does not need nor depend on anything outside of Him, including our worship and praises. He reveals Himself, yet remains a mystery beyond our comprehension.

 


The first reading tells us how Moses encountered God on mount Sinai. The Lord God gave Moses His word in the form of the tablet of stone. And His glory descended in the form of the cloud. Then, God proclaimed to Moses, saying, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” The living word, the glory of the Holy Spirit and the voice of the Father make up this one divine encounter of Moses. In the second reading, St Paul described God as the God of love and peace. This is what He bestows on us, we are urged to live out these qualities. St Paul offers the trinitarian blessing, saying, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” In the gospel, we learn that God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. And Jesus came to save us and reveal the knowledge of God to us. Thus, through Jesus we understand that God is Trinity of Persons. Jesus is God among us; in Jesus, humanity and divinity have found a common abode. He is the Way, and leads us along as the Good Shepherd. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to dwell within us; the Holy Spirit is God within, who inspires us, sanctifies us, and appropriates to us the saving grace of Jesus Christ to the glory of God.

 

Let us meditate on how the sublime mystery of the Trinity has become our living experience. As we appreciate and accept the Mystery of mysteries, the Most Holy Trinity, we come to understand how human life, made in the image and likeness of God goes forward with a spark of mystery around it. Our appreciation of this mystery helps us to acknowledge that ‘mystery’ itself has become part of our knowledge, since in faith we know God as that which cannot be fully known. Our connection with the Mystery of mysteries makes it possible that human mind cannot exhaust its knowledge about human life and anything that has reference to God. Thus, we cannot know everything about human relationship, marriage, life and death. Even in science, there will always be new discoveries and new understanding about reality. God, who is the highest and source of mystery, continues to reveal Himself to us through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

 

Therefore, faith in the Trinity strengthens us to continue to match forward in life despite the rising smoke of uncertainty that spreads discouragement. So, we plan for tomorrow though we do not know what tomorrow holds; we continue to love even when we are not trusted; we continue to live fully and happily even the news of death is everywhere. Our hope does not diminish for we embrace life with faith not by sight (cf. Rm 5:5; 2Cor 5:7). God, in His Trinity of Persons, who is perfection in Himself, in revealing Himself to us through Jesus Christ, has given us opportunity to participate in His own divine life. The love of the Father, given to us through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is now spread around as we fellowship with the Holy Spirit. That is why believers are urged to love all peoples, live in in in peace and unity, and radiate the joy of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

 

Fr Jude Chinwenwa Nwachukwu, C.Ss.R

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church,

Tedi-Muwo, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria.

Sunday June 4th 2023.

www.nwachinwe.blogspot.com

 

 

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