The Spirit-God In Us

At the some time, a thought also popped into my mind, isn’t that the same mystery we have concerning God as three persons in the Trinity. We have God, the father, creator, God, the son, the redeemer, God , the Spirit, the comforter, the counselor, the one who makes us holy.

We see the three faces of God, but we have only one God. Like that clock on the tower, God has three faces, but only one God. Each face of God tells us something about God. God, the father, creator tells us about the God of the universe, God who creates, God who is powerful. God, the son, Jesus, shows us the love of God, the saving, redeeming quality of God, and God, the Spirit shows us the God who is with us through all of our lives. God the spirit who brings the son into our very souls, hearts and minds.

And I trust in that clock to tell me the time, all four faces, even though I have not climbed up on a ladder and crawled into the tower to see how it works. So, it is with the mystery of the Trinity. I cannot go see how it works, but I trust and believe in it. And each time I went through that town, I thought less and less about how those clocks worked, but just focused on what they were telling me, the time. So I think it is with our trust in the Trinity. The more we mature in faith, the more we trust in the gospel of Christ, the more we allow the Spirit to fill our lives, the less likely we are to question the Trinity, but just trust and believe.

I would like to close with a dialogue I found on the Internet between a father and son that concerns the Trinity.

It was written by Charlie Woodward

Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church Westerville, Ohio

Parent (Dad)

Child (Son)

C: Dad, I got a question.

P: What is it, Son.

C: Well, today in Sunday School, we talked about God.

P: God, huh. Maybe you should talk to your mother.

C: Come on, Dad.

P: Okay, Son, what is your question?

C: Well, our teacher was trying to explain the Trinity, you know, God in

three persons?

P: Son, I REALLY think this is a Mom question, don’t you?

C: Dad....

P: All right, what is your question?

C: Well, I guess it is just confusing. I mean, I have never met a Trinity

before.

P: What do you mean, Son.

C: Everyone I know is just one person, not three.

P: I see. And this worries you?

C: It’s just confusing, Dad. I mean, who is this Trinity God supposed to

be?

P: That is a good question, Son.

C: (PAUSE) Well...

P: Well, what?

C: Don’t you have some wonderful parental insight to help me out, here?

P: Right, well, let me think. God is like H2O, you know, Ice, liquid and

steam, all H2O, but different make-ups...

C: So God is like water?

P: Well, not exactly. Oh, okay. Let’s try this...your Mother, for

instance... She is one person, but she is a mother, a wife and a daughter...

C: So Mom is God?

P: Let’s not go there, Son. Let me think....

C: What about the beauty of a flower, or the smile of a baby?

P: What? How is that like Trinity?

C: I don’t know, but when I see something like that, I know that God must

have had a hand in it.

P: I would agree with you there, Son.