trinity and mystery

The mystery of the Holy Trinity is definitely exactly that... a mystery. We're probably all familiar with St. Patrick's brilliant use of the three-leaf clover to explain the idea of three distinct Persons in one God to the people of Ireland. It was an inspired illustration, to be sure, but it only goes so far - we really can't comprehend the mystery of the triune God fully.

Our inability to comprehend this mystery makes sense: we are creatures bound in time and space. God is bound by neither. How could we possibly understand such true unboundedness when we ourselves have no experience of it? (Hint: we can't!) I liked the way Fr. Tim put it at Mass this morning - "God doesn't fit in our heads." And if God doesn't fit in our heads, the only place he will fit, is in our hearts.

Kind of perfect how that fits into the call we receive as Christians to bring the love and light of God, everywhere we go, to everyone we meet, right? Playing on an analogy used by St. Athanasius, when we bring God to others, we bring the light of Christ - and where this light is, there is also the radiance of the Spirit, and the power of the Father.