The Trinity offers us an image of the perfect relationship. Three distinct persons operate with one another in a way that is equal in both giving and receiving. Such a relationship is govern by what we would call mutual respect. At least, for us mortal beings, that is the one way we can emulate the Trinity. All relationships require such respect for the "other", and community living even more. For the health and vibrancy of a community is directly related to the respect each member gives to the others.
But another wonderful aspect of the Trinity is the apparent contradiction it represents. How can one be three and three be one? Such thoughts echo other similar thoughts. How can God say he loves us if he lets us suffer? How can bad things happen to good people? The list goes on.
The Trinity is a good reminder of the statement that our minds cannot grasp the Divine, and all our efforts to do so, while bringing joy, can also bring confusion. We must remember that the pursuit of knowledge of God leads us, but it is the personal relationship with him that fills and divinizes us.
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