Begin with the Father, Go in bravery with the Son, Live in boldness with the Holy Spirit!

I mentioned living a Trinitarian life in the last post, promising to unpack what it means to our daily lives!

Well, for starters, turning to God meshes so well with Lent!  Look at the Baptism of Our Lord (following Christ's 40 days in the desert--the First Lent!) to see the Trinity so marvelously present.  He, the Holy Spirit, as a dove, is there above Our Lord, God the Son, with the voice of God the Father proclaiming who Jesus is!

But Jesus said, "It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires." So John agreed to baptize him.

And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him. 

And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 

Matt 3:16-17

First, Lent has begun, and you have begun to brainstorm about how to "come back to Me with all your heart; don't let fear keep us apart."  God has that all covered.  In the Trinitarian life, the concept of the Holy Trinity is not just a theological idea; it is the way one can live one's life:

for God the Father,

in Jesus the Son,

through the power of the Holy Spirit!

I grew up with the Sign of the Cross, with the Trinitarian formula in prayers, yet not realizing that it was the key to living each moment for God, with Christ, relying on the inspiration and grace from the Holy Spirit.  That is it in a nutshell.  Simple, but hard to walk into.

Great, that is fine: He helps us be clear about our goal:  Himself! Start with the end in mind.  As I like to tell the children:  "We come from God, and we go to God."

Next, make it happen with bravery, with the confidence that you are called by Him! Jesus is reaching out to YOU.  That will carry you forward!  We do not need to be sin-less.  We need to respond to being loved and offered His assistance.  That is why He is there, to show us the Way.

And, finally, boldness in the Holy Spirit to tackle the obstacles and setbacks one finds in this Wilderness of Lent--go on the journey and reap the benefits for yourself  and others!  There are many inspirations you and I get.  I like to tell Him that I want to listen so He doesn't have to use a 2 X 4 on me--a whisper will suffice to get me moving in the right direction...

Keep me in your prayers!

Let's help each other through this Lenten journey so that our love with be fine tuned, be larger, be more on display, and be more like Christ's by Easter Sunday!