Mystery of the Trinity

Mystery is not absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend-Dennis Covington

Do you believe that statement?

As I ponder the difficulties people may have with accepting the Trinity as the bedrock of your understanding of God, it occurs to me that this statement speaks volumes about us as individuals.

We would prefer to think that a mystery represented something that not enough information and meaning was not available to solve the enigma, as opposed to having too much information to be able to comprehend. I do not think we can easily admit to something being above our pay grade so to speak.

Our problem with our perception of God is a problem of pride of self - Andy Coticchio

Forget about all the theology for a minute or two and think about yourself. Think about times that you faced an issue, a problem, a concept that the information available was voluminous, seemingly overwhelming to you. Wasn't there that brief moment when you said to yourself, I do not have what I need to grasp this, to solve this, to understand this?

Now multiply that many fold and take on the meaning of the divine. Don' t you want to state that you lack all the necessary information to process to an understandable conclusion?

You can probably admit that the Trinity is not entirely understandable. But can you admit that it is entirely you fault?

Or are you going to blame God?

Our problem with our perception of God is a problem of pride of self.