divine romance.

The characteristic of God being Triune really does affect everything we do. Thank you, Dr. Gombis, for addressing such a great topic in chapel today.

I am continually challenged by what it means to be relational. Sometimes I think relationships have no value, yet, I still desire intimacy and connectivity with others. This, I believe, is the God in me crying out.

What, I wonder, does it mean to be realtional like Christ? Ok, so, he ate with tax collectors and sinners, traveled with his most beloved friends, and his most intimate relationship was with God. Ok, sure. If I crave intimate relationships, what should they look like?

The Trinity.

Of course.

Face to face, fully penetrating, loving, eternal, bringing joy and the fullest amount of love and grace. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one, yet separate entities, that this concept blows my mind. Yes, this is what true relationship is supposed to look like. "Interpenetration"-- fully and deeply plunging into another in order to exalt and delight in each other. Welcoming and pursuing each other eternally. 

The Trinity is an ongoing relationship of hospitality, joy, and delight. There is no fear, no suspicion. 

This is God.

This is whom we are modeled after--this is what we are created to be like. God intended us to be known, and there is no greater thing than to fully love and be loved. Our relationships and selves are created to model this undeniably great attribute of God. 

Again, I find myself pointing to the early church thinking they have it right. Yet, we need to embody this attribute not because of the church's model, but because of who God is. 

Discovery of this idea, of the relationship and entity of the Trinity quite excites me....Life together.