The Most Holy Trinity 5-30-2010

mike — Sun, 30 May 2010 15:13:17 +0000

There were four blind men who went to the circus. The question arose, “What does an elephant look like?” One blind man felt the elephant’s leg and said he looked like a tree trunk. Another felt his tail and said he looked like a rope. The third felt his tusk and said he looked like a sword. The last man felt his side and said he looked like a wall. Which of the blind men was right?
Perhaps the best answer is to say that each one was right—from his own viewpoint. But each blind man was not completely right. Only by sharing information could they get a more accurate view of what an elephant is like. In a sense, this is the way it is with God.
On this Trinity Sunday—we are reminded that God—is a God of many faces and dimensions. A God who loves us and who wants to be in a relationship with us—who has chosen to share life with us—A God who cannot be defined, or packaged or boxed up completely—Ever.
As the story of the elephant reminds us—only by sharing our experiences of God and listening to each other, will we come to a better awareness of the awesomeness of God.
Did you hear about the man who died and went to heaven only to find that heaven was full? St. Peter explained that they had a special expansion program in progress and there would be room in 2-3 weeks. Would the gentleman mind returning to earth to wait. He said, “delighted” and returned, only to bump into an old buddy who gasped, “I thought you were dead.” “I was—but they’re remodeling heaven and I have to wait a couple of weeks longer.” “You mean you actually got to heaven and saw all the angels and saints?” “Yes”. “Tell me about God.” “Well first of all, she’s black…..”
Of course it’s just a story, but it certainly helps destroy some of the comic-book, fairy-tale, holy-card, stereotyped myths about God—who was always pictured to me as an old, white, Anglo-Saxon male with a long white beard, enthroned on a cloud directly overhead but far, far away.
When we think our perception of God—our Catholic, our Protestant, our CCD—our Catholic School perception is the only one—we are making a BIG MISTAKE!
I close with this: Call God what you wish—Creator, Ground of Our Being, Life Force, Spirit Within, Lover, Love, Higher Power, Father, Mother, ABBA, Yahweh, Jesus….God can handle it—just keep calling.

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The Most Holy Trinity 5-30-2010