This is the eighth installment of my series "Asking Myself," in which I weekly ponder one question posed in Teresa Blythe's rich book, 50 Ways to Pray. You can find the start of the series here and last week's post here.
Q: What is the meaning of the Trinity?
But this time around I realized that the question isn't simply what is the Trinity, but what is the meaning of it? Why is God a Triune Being, and what are the implications for us?
So first, I want to paint my big picture, my "forest" vision of what the Trinity means, to me. God is three yet one, an intimate community. There's fellowship bound up in the very fibers of God. Could I say even friendship? Yes. I think I will. The Trinity means God is friendly. God is intimate. God loves conversation and cooperation and communion.