The description of God in today’s Feast is one of “tenderness and compassion, rich in kindness and faithfulness”, a God who stands with Moses and answers his plea to “Come with us, adopt us”. This is a God who loved the world so much that he sent his only Son, not to condemn the world but so that through him the world might be saved. Within the “community of love” which we call ‘the Trinity’ there is wonderful warmth of love, companionship and happiness which is full, intense, unclouded and serene. And it is their delight to share this life with us, poor crippled children of the human race so that we may “Be united; live in peace and the God of love and peace will be with you”.
The doctrine of the Trinity mirrors our own experience of the relationships we have with one another whether it be in our family, our parish or our Religious Community. Each bears the thumbprint of the Trinity living out their community of love with the whole universe from all eternity. Our God is ONE in whom the fullness of personal life and love, of divine joy and laughter dwells.
Within the mystery of that relationship, we recognise God as Father, from whom we come, in whom we live and move and have our being. We recognise the Son, the way, the truth and the life. We recognise the Spirit, who helps us to pray when we do not know how to pray as we ought.
The Trinity is not a mystery to be solved but rather a Mystery to be walked with. Just as every person we meet is a mystery even to themselves, and yet we are content to name them and enjoy their companionship, in the same way we are being invited to enter the cloud, as Moses did, and be open to the mystery of God accompanying us with a Love beyond words.