UNITY VERSUS ISOLATIONISM.

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY. YEAR B.
June 11, 2006.
(First reading: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40) (Psalm 33: 4-6, 9, 18-22)
(Second reading: Romans 8:14-17) (Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20)

UNITY VERSUS ISOLATIONISM.

One of the most devastating experiences a human being can undergo is that of isolationism, of being isolated from the rest of humanity, of being left out.

Today's Scriptures reveal that the Most Holy Trinity is the perfect model of unity, the most effective way to end isolationism, the way which must be followed by the human race.

Today the Lord Jesus fully reveals the Trinity: The unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Today the Lord Jesus invites us to be part of that unity: "Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew. 28:19).

Our world rejects unity, promotes isolationism.
In a world where the powerful destroys the weak, where the powerful appropriates for himself the wealth which belongs to humanity, where the powerful oppressor pretends to give the appearance of righteousness, it is inevitable that those powerful individuals (or nations) would try to isolate themselves from the suffering of the rest of the world.

Isolation is, therefore, a means to avoid that the truth be openly revealed, a means to distance oneself from the truth. The one who resorts to isolationism builds a wall to prevent access to the truth. The oppressor isolates himself from his crimes in order to pretend that the oppression he generates does not exist. By covering up the horrors of oppression, the world oppressor has free rein, so he believes, to continue with impunity oppressing his fellow human beings.

In a world such as the one described above, it becomes almost impossible for human beings to live in unity, because the powerful oppressor will find it extremely undesirable to relate to his fellow human beings as equals.

The Most Holy Trinity is a solution, not a problem.
Those who try to reduce the Trinity to a strictly theological or intellectual proposition, see it as a problem, a problem almost insoluble. But the Trinity is not something to be explained theologically or intellectually, it is rather the presence of God truly living in every human being. For instance, a family whose members remain united, is a witness of God's life. Similarly, a world where all human beings are united, is a witness of God's life.

How does the Trinity live in every human being?
Those who promote peace, justice, compasion, understanding, respect, unity and equality demonstrate that the Trinitarian God is in them for they are witnesses of God's life before the eyes of humanity; they are recipients of the Love of the Father, a love which is revealed by the Lord Jesus, a love which is present in each human being today through the Holy Spirit living in us.

Embracing the Trinity makes us sharers of God's unity and life for ever, as Our Lord Jesus Christ tells us at the closing of Matthew's gospel: "Behold, I am with you always, until de end of the age" (Mat. 28:20).

By embracing the Trinity we overcome the devastating isolationism that is destroying our world; by embracing the Trinity we are able to become one with God and with our fellow human beings.