Loved by God.

My photo
Chicago, IL, United States
* Let go of control. * Trust God. Thank God. Think about God. Talk to God. Talk about God. * It's good to suffer loss. It draws me to the Cross where God's loss is more than what anyone ever lost. * We cannot hear what the stories of the Bible are saying until we hear them as stories about ourselves.
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Day 3 of Advent, 12/05/23: The Mystery of the Trinity (Luke 10:21)

Jesus
, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children" (Lk 10:21).

1st, the mystery of our Trinitarian God: God the Son, through God the Holy Spirit prays to and praises God the Father. How is the Trinity relevant and how does this relate to man and his life? My simplistic thought is that since we are created in God's image, we are also "Trinitarian." We have head, heart and hands, through which we have cognition, emotion and volition, and so we can think, feel and do things. Unless my Trinitarian self is in sync, I can never have peace and joy, i.e. shalom, a wholeness in the totality of my being. If what I want (heart) does not coincide with what I know (head) and do (hands), I will never have shalom--peace and joy. If I enjoy the world when I know I should enjoy God, his kingdom and his righteousness, I will not have shalom. Sorry for being technical and cerebral!