LET MY LORD COME WITH US

HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY - Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9

Before the mystery of God, who reveals Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we remain puzzled and in awe, as we contemplate the One who is beyond understanding. However, He would not be God if we could understand Him. He is so much higher and greater than us that He remains always beyond us while, at the same time, being in us. We believe in one God, being part of the religions that belong to the Abrahamic tradition.  Despite that belief, we are treated, mainly by the Muslims, as being polytheistic due to our belief in one God who reveals Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They accuse us of associating others with God. Indeed, our conception of God is miles apart from the Islamic God. Allah reveals himself as the Almighty and most powerful. He is the master of everything, and the only possible attitude before Him is that of a slave. We cannot ask or question Him, and total submission is the only acceptable attitude. Allah is a lonely God who revealed himself through an angel and never spoke to man or entered into a relationship with him. Yahweh, on the other side, is Love, who shares that love with us and establishes a relationship with us. Throughout the Holy Scriptures, Yahweh reveals himself entering into a dialogue and establishing a partnership with man. That is what we celebrate today. We can address Him, putting our grievances and our questions to Him, entrusting ourselves to His mercy and His love. Before Him, we can dream of the heights, filling our hearts with hope, being assured that He will take us to fulfilment, sharing in His glory. We can repeat the words of Moses with confidence: “…let my Lord come with us, I beg. True, they are a headstrong people, but forgive us our faults and our sins, and adopt us as your heritage.” In Jesus Christ, God has adopted us as his beloved children. Indeed, we are his heritage.

“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life." (Jn 3:16)

Being one body with Christ, we are invited to enter God’s mystery, accepting His love and feeling His heartbeat for us. With the psalmist, we sing, "To you glory and praise for evermore.”

God’s love bestowed on us must be present in our communities and mould our lives: “Brothers, we wish you happiness; try to grow perfect; help one another. Be united; live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.” (2 Corinthians 13:11-13).