In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
As we come to celebrate the Most Holy Trinity may we remember that through the Trinity we celebrate community itself. Through the Trinity we profess the oneness of God as is expressed in Three Divine Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The beauty of the Trinity is the foundation of love itself for God is love and love is seen through the relation of each Person to one another.
What we encounter through the Trinity is a perfect outpouring of love. This love is not pointed inward towards an individual nor is it simply shared between two individuals who are stuck in infatuation with one another. Rather the love of the Trinity is given freely and there is nothing which is asked in return. From the love that God the Father has for God the Son another proceeds forth. This is not to say that there was a time when the Holy Spirit was not for the Holy Spirit, with God the Son, and God the Father have always been. There was not a moment when there was not the Most Holy Trinity.
Through the Trinity we see the importance of community and the importance of true love which is given freely and asks for nothing in return. We must come to desire to emulate this love which is found within the Persons of the Most Holy Trinity. Unfortunately, we so often allow ourself to fall away from this glimpse of love which is displayed to us by these three Divine Persons. In this manner love becomes abused and twisted to the point of perversion.
We cannot turn inwardly upon ourself and become infatuated with one another at the exclusion of others for this is not love. To the young couple who wants to enter into marriage I will often ask why do you want to enter into marriage. To this they will usually respond because we love one another, but to this I ask what is love. From the words of Christ found in John 15:13 “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
Love is something which must be worked at if it is to be preserved. The cross of Christ did come easily, but from His total surrender of self sprung forth an abundant font of love from His pierced side. It is easy to get caught up in self and live a life where we expect everyone to give us attention and to give us what we want. This attitude cannot prevail because this is not love. Two cannot join together in the bonds of matrimony and place a barrier in the way of their love. Love is mutual and overflowing and thus love by its very nature becomes creative and thus another is begotten. If couples want marriage to come easily it is no wonder why it might fail. If love is to become true love then it must be worked at. It can only be worked at if one strives each day to emulate that love which is found within the Trinity.
Truly my dearest brethren may we come to emulate this love which is discovered within the Most Holy Trinity. If we want to be assured of God’s love we will discover it here. If we want to grow in our ability to love and give of ourself we will discover it here. From God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit we come to discover the true meaning of love itself.
