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Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever loves me will keep my word,
and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our
dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words;
yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent
me.” John 14:23–24
The Father and the Son are One. Their unity is perfect in every
way. They share one divine nature. Yet they are distinct Persons.
They are not only perfectly united as One God, they are also able
to be in a loving communion of unity with each other. The mystery
of the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is a mystery so deep
that we will never fully comprehend Them. They are the “unknowable
God” Whom we seek to know. Thus, our relationship with God is an
ongoing journey by which we plunge ourselves into this mystery more
deeply every day and through eternity.
Today’s Gospel gives us a glimpse into the glorious unity of God,
but it goes further. It also reveals the desire in the Heart of God
to come and dwell within us. If we love God and keep His Word, the
Trinity will come to us and dwell within us. “Whoever loves me will
keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him
and make our dwelling with him.” This invitation given to us to
share in the unity of God is also a mystery too deep for
words.
As a child, perhaps you were taught about the mystery of the
Trinity by being shown a three-leaf clover. Each petal represents
one of the divine Persons, but the whole leaf represents Their
unity. We benefit from this simplistic imagery to help us begin to
understand Who God is. But in reality, there is only one thing that
will help to fully reveal God’s very Self to us. What is that one
thing? It is exactly what Jesus spoke about: Loving obedience to
the Word of God.
Obedience to the Word of God is the best expression of love we can
offer to God. This is because God’s Word is Truth in its fullness.
When we understand this Truth and live by it, then this is love.
Furthermore, this form of loving obedience will result in something
that is unimaginable. It will result in the indwelling of the Most
Holy Trinity in our souls: “...and we will come to him and make our
dwelling with him.”
Though this language is clouded and mysterious, when the Most Holy
Trinity comes to dwell within a person, the cloud begins to be
lifted and the mystery begins to become known. Therefore, the only
way to begin to discover this incomprehensible mystery of the life
of the Most Holy Trinity is to allow the Trinity to dwell within
you. And the only way to invite God to do so is through love of
Him. And the only way to love Him is through obedience to the Word
of God. Jesus is the Word of God. We especially come to know Him as
the Word of God through our reading of the Scriptures and by living
the message it proclaims.
Reflect, today, upon the most central calling you have been given.
That mission is to become a dwelling place for God. And that is
only accomplished by your love of God which is expressed through
obedience to His Word. Ponder obedience. Tell God you will obey His
every command of love. Look at your actions and consider any ways
that you fail in obedience to all that our Lord has commanded.
Where you see any deviation, know that correcting that deviation is
the pathway not only to a deeper love but also the pathway to a
fuller unity with the Triune God Who seeks to unite Himself to you
from within.
Most Holy Trinity, Unity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
come dwell within me. I pray for the gift of love of You, expressed
through my obedience to Your every command that is revealed through
Your holy Word. May I become more fully aware of every way I delay
in my obedience so that I may change my ways and open myself more
fully to You. Jesus, I trust in You.
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