The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
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June 7, 2020The Bible teaches us that there is only one God, but in the one God, there are three distinct Persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All three have the same divine nature- the Father is God, the Son is God and the Holy Spirit is God. There are not three Gods, but only one God.
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The three distinct persons also have distinct tasks - the Father is the Creator, the Son is the Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit is the Sanctifier. The three Persons, though they have distinct tasks to fulfill, do not act in isolation, but in unison.
The Father, who is the Creator, for instance, did not create the world single-handed. He created everything through the power of the Word, which is Christ himself. The Holy Spirit, too, was present at the time of creation, as the Bible states, was "hovering over the face of the waters”. Though the Son is essentially the Redeemer, in the work of redemption the Father and the Holy Spirit, too, are involved.
The initiative was taken by the Father, who out of great love for the world, gave his only Son for the salvation of the whole mankind. But Jesus, the Savior, was conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. At the outset of Jesus' public ministry, the Holy Spirit descended upon Him at the time of Baptism and He was anointed by the Spirit to bring the good news to the poor.
The Holy Spirit, who is the Sanctifier, is dependent on the Father and the Son. He is the Spirit of the Father and of the Son. The Trinity works in collaboration with each other as a unity.
There is greatness in their Unity; greatness of GOD in their Unity.
The Trinity offers us the most beautiful model for our own lives. We are many and diverse people, all springing from the first creation, and yet we can be one. We are all equal in dignity with different roles, like the Trinity. We, too, can be subject to one another.
Many of the problems that the world faces today could be eliminated, if we as the children of God, seriously sought to emulate the Trinitarian model of life; working our diversity in unity and all United in the Trinity.
Imagine the greatness of this! Let’s begin this practice in our own homes, neighborhoods, workplaces, communities, and church and become Great people in the Image of our God.
