Thursday, June 12, 2025

Trinity Sunday: Into the Heart of Love. (John 16:12–15)

There is a quiet story told in the spirit of Margaret Silf’s Wisdom Stories. "A small clay jar rested on the edge of the potter’s shelf. Unglazed and waiting, it often wondered, “Have I been forgotten?”

One still night, a voice whispered, I am the Breath. I was with you when you were only dust. Then came another, gentle and steady, I am the Hands. I shaped you with care. And finally, a warm glow surrounded the jar as a third voice spoke, I am the Fire. When the time is right, I will bring forth your beauty." The little jar had no more questions. In that moment, it knew, it was not alone. It had always been part of a loving presence, quietly forming it from within.

This is the kind of truth Jesus promises. A reality we grow into. The Spirit comes with quiet companionship — guiding, revealing, embracing. Truth is wherever there is communion of love. Wherever hearts connect, listen, forgive, and hold space for one another, God is already there. Because God is communion. God is relationship.

And we are invited to step into that communion. To connect, to relate, And to be in love. And for this, we need the Spirit. The Spirit who speaks in whispers, who moves like breath, who burns not to destroy but to awaken. The Spirit who makes space in our hearts for the Father’s giving and the Son’s receiving. The Holy Trinity is a love we are drawn into. A dance that gently includes us. A truth that unfolds slowly, as we become more ready to carry it.

So even when we do not understand, even when we feel unready or incomplete, may we remember: we are already inside the story. We are already being shaped. And the Spirit of truth walks with us still.

A Quiet Whisper for the Heart

You are not forgotten.

You are being formed with tenderness.

You are held by the Breath, shaped by the Hands, and kindled by the Fire.

You are part of a love that listens before it speaks.

A love that waits for your readiness.

A love that is already home within you.

Step into the communion.

There, truth will meet you.

There, God is always near.

- Lilly Pushpam PBVM

 


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