The Mystery of Three

~~~ Acts of the Apostles 13:44-52 ~~~ Psalm 98 ~~~ John 14:7-14 ~~~

 

There is a cross called the Trinity Cross that depicts the three persons...

God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

 

This a great mystery of faith...three persons in one God.

The disciples could not grasp this concept no matter

how many times Jesus tried his best to explain it to them.

 

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?

 

The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own.
The Father who dwells in me is doing his works.
Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me...

 

Every time Jesus says that he comes to do the will of the Father he is

revealing his union with the Father.

When Jesus promises to send down the Holy Spirit after he returns to the Father

he is revealing his connection with the Spirit.

 

The union of the three is something unique unto God.

Things unique to God are not meant for us to comprehend.

They are matters of Faith.

 

234. "The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life.

It is the mystery of God in himself. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith,

 the light that enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching

in the 'hierarchy of the truths of faith'. [GCD 43.] The whole history of salvation is identical

 with the history of the way and the means by which the one true God,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit, reveals himself to men

'and reconciles and unites with himself those who turn away from sin'. [GCD 47.]"

 

This is what the catechism says about the Trinity.

 

 

All who were destined for eternal life came to believe,
and the word of the Lord continued to spread...

The disciples were disappointed that the Jews were not becoming believers

so they turned to the Gentiles...that would be most of us.

 

They had to move on in order to spread the good news as efficiently as possible.

They could not dwell in the disappointment.

So we are told...

So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them
and went to Iconium.
The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

 

Whenever I need to let go of something that has irritated me this image

of shaking the dust from my feet comes to mind.

Once the dust is off of your feet you can free yourself more easily.

 

When I was young we would go to the beach on the weekends.

Before getting back into the car mother would teach us all

how to dust off the sand from our feet.

She did not want the car to be covered with sand.

 

When you hold onto things that are bothering you it is

equivalent to allowing the dirt and sand to remain

on your feet as a constant irritant.

 

So I encourage you to kick the dust off and move on whenever possible.

 

Easter Blessing...the mystery of the Trinity.