Following Deb’s sermon this morning (The Holy Spirit - God with us / God in us), here are some random thoughts.
TRINITY
I’m so glad Deb mentioned the Trinity - Father, Son and Holy - One God in Three persons (aka Blessed Trinity). It reminded me of one of my favourite words from Bible College - PERICHORESIS. This word conveys the idea of ‘mutual indwelling’ - the inner relationship of Father, Son and Holy Spirit dwelling in one another.
So what? Well, we are familiar with phrases like - ‘knowing God’s will’, ‘following Christ’, ‘being in step with the Spirit’ and others. Bring each aspect together in a trinitarian way, scholar Paul Fiddes talks of the Christian as ‘entering into the dance of God’.
Anyone for dancing?