Every once in a while something crosses my mind and leaves me breathless. One of those breath taking ideas is definitely the Trinity; the belief that God is One and Three, Three and One all at the same time. Trying to grasp this concept stretches me beyond myself into the supernatural or into the mystical. Thinking about the Trinity, have you ever wondered what they did together before time began, before the sun, moon and stars were created?
Many Theologians have asked that question, “What was God doing before creation?” After much study, they have landed upon a word that describes what God was doing, “perichoresis.” It describes the interpenetrating and mutual indwelling of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in One Another. So what are they doing? The Father and the Son and the Spirit were in an endless dance of endless love and surging joy and delightful play as they enjoyed the depth of their love for One Another. They were dreaming of human beings and their personal relationships with each other, relationships that go to the guts of eternity, discovering this dance of Life for themselves.
God created the first movement, a revolution of love generating the very core of life, in God’s own life where there is this throbbing joy of mutual indwelling. It’s called love. Love is God’s gift to us to enjoy this love in and through one another. When we love, we enter in and participate in this mutual indwelling of one another. Entering this dance of eternity is stepping into the adventure and plans for eternity.
This deep mystery of life reveals that Life itself is personal. To believe in God through Jesus is to enter this mystery. God came to earth in Jesus and became human. Through Him this dance becomes possible. The deepest dimension of the Kingdom dream and of life itself that we are persons who dwell with other persons, and only in loving others do we tap into the core of that mystery. When we experience this, we unlock our future!
Scott McKnight says, “If you want your job to matter, then keep in mind that life itself is about perichoreting with others – with your spouse or with your family or with your friends or with your community of faith or with your city or with your country or with the world and with those with who you work. What we do matters when what we do is seen as something designed for persons.”
I grew up with the idea that I could find “God’s Will” for my life. Frederick Buechner said God’s will is this, “The place where God calls you is where your deep gladness meets the world’s deep hunger.”
If you seek the Kingdom of God
Andy Crouch, a well known Christian thinker said, “We shouldn’t try to 'save the world' but play our part in the redemptive work of this world with a small group of friends.”
Keep your eyes on the Kingdom. Make it personal and do what you are called to do well, and do it with others. Dance with your Creator!
