Don’t nail God down

Trinity Sunday is coming…

I’m sure it’s reasonable to try and describe God – after all, you would describe your parents, or your lover. And it is argued that Trinity is God’s own self-revelation – although you have to probe around a bit in the Bible before you can get such a neat description. So I don’t feel it’s right to object to saying God is Trinity. And it’s a useful way to plan prayers I’m told.

But it just feels as if as soon as I open my mouth to speak of God, I’m making God less than God really is. Besides which, like every word, ‘Trinity’ has a load of random associations – lightships on the sea, rugby in Wakefield, ‘Three-In-One’ oil, etc..

Today was another fine day. As the path took me nearer the A628, I caught a little noseful of HGV brake-lining smell.

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