It's hard to wrap your head around the idea that something can be both one person and three, or both human and divine. How is this possible? How can something or someone exist in this kind of dual existence being both and neither? That's not how our world works.
In the course of my roller coaster ride as a Christian in progress, I was lucky enough to stumble upon Father Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest seen as one of the leaders of the emerging movement in Christianity. In the talk he gave at the conference I attended in March, he spoke at length about the mysticism that has been lost over the centuries. According to him, the early church didn't struggle with these questions. They were simply able to accept that not everything has a logical explanation. For me, that's still a difficult leap to make.
The leap that I need to make now is a leap of faith.
Faith. Another one of those tricky concepts. Total acceptance of God's will. Letting go of the rational and the material to make room for the wonders of God that simply have no explanation. Having faith in the trinity is difficult. I don't like to feel that I am not in control, but over these past few months, I have learned that I feel even better when God is in control and I'm just there for the ride.
In the end, it makes sense. God is everything. How could we possibly understand how he is moving through us and the people around us? We can't. But we can trust that he loves us and cares about what happens to us, even if his ways of caring for us are sometimes a mystery. In my experience, the things in this world that are the most mysterious are also the most beautiful.
I agree with your last statement Jonny, 'the things in this world that are the most mysterious are also the most beautiful.' That one grabbed my attention immediately. I re-read your blog over and over. Faith is a tricky concept. It definitely takes alot out of one to gain that acceptance. Thru my journey of Faith I have found a way to accept some but there are always times in life especially right now where I find it hard to accept completely and let go of the rational and the material.
ReplyDeleteI never really looked deep into what the Trinity is or what it stood for until that conference. I am still having trouble understand what it is exactly. You do bring up a lot of good points and you know how to make one think in the right direction. I have heard people talk of how they can only really believe in a few parts of the Trinity. It is tricky how that works. I do not know if I agree with all of it but as I grow in Faith I become more open to the idea. I like what you bring up. You are a proficient writer, I look foreward to your work in the future.