Monsignor Enrique Díaz Díaz shares with Exaudi readers his reflection on the  Gospel of this Sunday, May 31, 2026,   entitled:  “God sent his Son into the world so that the world might be saved through him .”

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Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9:  “I am the Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious.”

Daniel 3:  “Blessed are you forever, Lord”

II Corinthians 13:11-13:  “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you always.”

John 3:16-18:  “God sent his Son into the world so that the world might be saved through him”

How do we approach God to understand Him? What is my experience of God? When we try to confine God to a name and don’t allow the full experience of His presence to fill us, it seems we are trying to reduce Him to an object we may need to some degree. If God gives His name to Moses, it is to assure His continuous, faithful, and very close presence to His people.  “God is who He is,”  which is what His name means, contains a depth that the Israelites simultaneously perceive as a mystery and as a closeness. The God of their ancestors, who blessed and accompanied the patriarchs, now reveals Himself as close and present, sustaining and encouraging His people in their slavery, their suffering, their liberation, and their hopes. The meaning of God’s name is profound, and understanding it would greatly help us to worship Him and perceive Him as the compassionate and gracious God, patient, merciful, and faithful.

But Jesus comes to reveal much more to us, and we cannot remain at the level of mere adoration, presence, and respect. He comes to show us that God is Trinity. For most believers, the Trinity means nothing and seems like a strange and superfluous doctrine. However, the Triune God is the defining characteristic of Christianity. It transforms the image of an individualistic and solitary God into that of a God of life, relationship, community, and love. Although all words and images may now seem inadequate to express it, the reality of a Triune God leads us to a new way of understanding God and his relationship with people. Christ leads us into this dynamic and inserts us into this mystery, more through his actions than his words. He never set out to explain philosophically or theologically the relationships between himself and God the Father, but he reveals them just as a child speaks of his father, mother, and siblings, and experiences the sense of family. In this way, Christ also inserts us into this dynamic of love within the Trinity.

Jesus tells us that God is Father, and every time he speaks of Him, he names Him as such, and every time he addresses Him, he also calls Him by that name. He always feels sent to fulfill God’s will and to uncover His mystery. The greatness of this revelation lies not only in this relationship with Jesus, but also in the invitation to participate in this sonship. One of the disciples’ profound experiences upon encountering the risen Jesus is understanding Him always in relation to His Father, God, but also in not feeling alone, but rather called to participate in this communion. We are children of God the Father with Jesus. Likewise, we can and should feel loved, cared for, and protected by a God who is our Father. We are also called to fulfill His commandments regarding creation, our relationships with other children, and the care of life. Today we can reflect on this great truth: “With Jesus, I am a child of God the Father.”

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish.”  These words reveal the greatness of the Father’s love, but they also reveal the greatness of the Son’s mission. With Jesus, we can feel and truly be brothers and sisters. Jesus is the tangible proof of the Father’s love, and he teaches us how we are loved and how we can love one another as brothers and sisters. Human beings are not lone wolves who must fight against everyone to survive. We are called to fraternity in the same way that Jesus lived it: by becoming like our brothers and sisters, serving the weakest, proclaiming his gospel, giving our lives and giving life. This is the mission of every disciple who wants to be like Jesus, their elder brother.

Nothing expresses love better than the Holy Spirit: He is friendship, communion, participation, strength, and dynamism. It is marvelous to see how Jesus’ entire life unfolds through the “impulse of the Spirit,” from his incarnation to his final mission. Every moment is lived with extraordinary power by the Spirit. The Spirit continues to animate and empower his Church. And the most beautiful thing of all is that we cannot arbitrarily separate the actions of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. We understand the Trinity as a circulation of love, the Trinitarian dance of one Person within another; everything flows reciprocally from one divine Person to another. And even more impressive is that we are invited to participate in that same divine Trinitarian life. To know ourselves as beloved children of the Father, chosen brothers and sisters of Christ Jesus the Son, and temples filled with the strength and dynamism of the Spirit.

If we can make this our way of life and prayer, we will find a powerful strength to act according to what Jesus has taught us. More than a definition of the Trinity, Jesus invites us to participate in his very family, and his dream is that all people participate in this circle of love. Today, as we celebrate the Holy Trinity, we must seriously question whether we are that image of love, self-giving, and unity that is our God. Have we overcome the fears, ambitions, and discrimination toward our brothers and sisters who are also children of the same Father, brothers and sisters of the same Jesus, and temples of the same Spirit? This is also a profound question about how we educate and live within the family. The Holy Trinity is the model of education, integration, and family love.

Most Holy Trinity, grant us to experience the great Love of the Father, the unconditional self-giving of the Son, and the strength and vitality of the Holy Spirit. Amen.