Credit: Southern Crab Nebula: STScI-2019-25
Deacon Tom Writes,
“We Are God’s Delight”
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Year C
The reading from the Book of Proverbs summons our imagination to that moment in time when God, the master craftsman, is busy laying “the foundations of the earth.” Witnessing this extraordinary event is this mysterious figure, “The Wisdom of God.” God’s Wisdom is “poured fourth”, personified, given a physical reality, in order to be by God’s side as his craftsman to assist in bringing forth creation. God’s Wisdom is euphoric at what is happening, “being God’s delight day by day, playing before him all the while, playing on the surface of his earth; finding delight in the human race”. The Wisdom of God is such a cooperative, willing, and light-hearted assistant, and one so eager to find delight in God’s masterpiece of creation, the human race.
Today’s readings give us insight into the Holy Trinity whose feast we celebrate today. We recognize God, as the Creator, calling into existence the entirety of the cosmos. At work also is the Wisdom of God, God’s delight, the Holy Spirit, that “mighty wind” who swept over the waters of creation in Genesis. In the Gospel today, Jesus, the Logos, through whom all creation came to be, is completing his mission on earth. Before he leaves, however, he imparts to his disciples the Spirit of Truth that will continue to guide and teach them as they continue Jesus’ work of advancing the Kingdom of God here on earth.
The Trinity will always be a mystery for us, in this life and the next. We know that we will never be able to comprehend God’s essence completely. Yet, we do share in God’s very nature by virtue of our participation in the Sacramental life of the Church. In that divine community we encounter Father, Son, and Holy Spirit who delight in our human family.
The celebration of Trinity Sunday is a sign that our Easter Season is behind us. We have reentered Ordinary Time at a critical moment when our world is challenged in many ways, divided according to many ideologies, ethnicities, beliefs, colors, languages, hopes and desires. Jesus told his disciples that he would send the Holy Spirit to remind them of all he had taught them and to guide them through all the ups and downs of life. As we move beyond our Easter Celebration let us endeavor to live in the light of the Holy Spirit and act as disciples of Christ by loving one another, forgiving those who have caused us sorrow and pain and serving one another as Christ taught and gave us the example to follow.
In the days to come, may we be aware that in Baptism we too have received Jesus’ spirit, “the Spirit of truth. May the “Spirit of Truth” that abides in us help us to see ourselves, our loved ones, and even those we may hold in little regard as “God’s delight” also.
Enjoy the day!
Deacon Tom
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