"God is and always has been, loving and giving and other-centred and relational and sociable, companionable, friendly. Because the real God is the relationship of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Christians call this relationship of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit the trinity (and I’ll tell you why in a second). And this God, the trinity, is the living and true God.
But that other, solitary, self-centred god is not really God at all.
That god is simply an imaginary idea that reflects our own culture and times. Other people in other times have imagined – perhaps – lots of different gods
...to find the pulse of the universe (if you want to tap into the heart beat of reality) what do you find? You find fierce, passionate, determined, life-giving love that flows between the Generous Father, His Beloved Son and the Life-Giving Spirit.
The life of these Persons, the relationships which they share IS the source of all true beauty, joy, goodness, holiness and love. To belong to this God, to participate in this circle of divine friendship is the goal of all existence, it is the meaning of life."
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