Mysterious gifts

The Collect prayer which opens the liturgy for which the texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary are chosen today speaks of the wondrous mystery of the sending into the world of the Word of truth and the Spirit of sanctification. This mystery is not solved by any means. Truth is still pursed and our holiness remains a goal. Friar Jude Winkler reflects on the gift of the Presence of the Divine which is recognized by Moses in the passage from Deuteronomy. Paul address the Romans and proclaims the relationship we have with the Father, or "Abba" as that of children. Through the resonance of the indwelling Spirit with the Spirit of God we can participate in understanding that our deepest desires is the delight of God to be in communion with the Divine. Friar Jude compares our relationship with God as the mystery of dance with the Trinity. Many aspects of dance, including the ability of skilled partners to incorporate our mistakes into the dance and transform imperfection to beauty are involved in the experience of the Trinity mystery. Father Larry Gillick SJ relates to the power and authority in the commissioning of the disciples, in the passage from the Gospel of Matthew, to go and baptize in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is not a coercive authority. It is not "do it or else". Gillick expresses it as the power and authority which flow from relationship and responsibility. Parenting gives that opportunity to base the power and authority on our responsibility and desire to act so that the best outcomes are our desire for our children. The Mystery of Life is the essence of the Mysterious Trinity.