dailydatewithgod

Having been raised in a traditional faith environment I was told from an early age who God is.  I was presented with a whole cast of characters who supported the work of God but they were not God.  There was one element among all of this which led me to wonder about the nature of God past what I was told.  As a Catholic Christian we are asked to believe in the Trinity.  It is the idea of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  It is, of course, a mystery that cannot be explained in simple terms. Any explanation I might try to provide will certainly lack many of the essential theological tenants and philosophies but here goes.  Each of the members of the trinity are facets of the one God.  God created his son, and the Holy Spirit.  They work in relationship to one another which is a core part of how the trinity works to show us the nature of God.  We are meant to be in relationship.  The Hebrew scriptures which are the first set of books of the Bible speak of God as Father and God as Spirit.  In the Christian scriptures, the second set of books of the bible, we are introduced to Jesus who refers to His Father and speaks of the Spirit. Jesus tells us that he and his father are one.  Jesus shares that the spirit is an advocate for his disciples especially once he has left the earth.  There is much more involved but this is neither the time nor the place to go into it.  When I got into studying in college all of the worlds religions, I noticed some similar patterns in the polytheistic religions and in native american spirituality.  I saw connections to the faith which had become very dear to me and the sole of my spiritual practice.  It made me wonder how many more facets there are to understanding God.  In recovery I learned of the notion of creating one’s own concept of a higher power.  While I cannot fully describe my spirituality today it does have elements of all these things to which I have been exposed.  There are some very concrete facets of God for which I use the word God to describe, but what I am experiencing or knowing in that moment is not a typical picture of God.  Today I do not think it has to.  I think the journey of our hearts begins with exploring whatever facet works for you.  If we are not able to connect to one facet, what is the point of trying to make ourselves do so?  God is not limited by our understanding.  Who am I to say that the facet of God that resonates with you is right or wrong if it leads you to your heart?