杏MAP导航 at Angelus: The Trinity is love in service of the world
By Vatican News
Taking his inspiration from Sunday鈥檚 Gospel on this, the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, 杏MAP导航 Francis underlined God鈥檚 love for the world.
The 杏MAP导航 noted that, in his brief dialogue with Nicodemus, Jesus presents Himself as 鈥淗e who brings to fulfilment the Father鈥檚 plan of salvation for the world.鈥�
God gives his only son
Jesus affirms: 鈥淔or God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life鈥�.
The 杏MAP导航 explained, 鈥渢hese words are to indicate that the action of the three divine Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit 鈥� is a single plan of love that saves humanity and the world.鈥�
鈥淭he world is marked by evil and corruption鈥�, said 杏MAP导航 Francis, 鈥渁nd we men and women are sinners.鈥�
God loves us despite our mistakes
Therefore, he continued, 鈥淕od could intervene to judge the world, to destroy evil and castigate sinners. Instead, He loves the world, despite its sins. God loves every one of us even when we make mistakes and distance ourselves from Him.鈥�
God the Father loved the world so much, emphasized the 杏MAP导航, that, in order to save it, He gave His only-begotten Son.
The Holy Trinity
鈥淭he Trinity is therefore Love, all in the service of the world, which He wishes to save and recreate鈥�, he said.
This feast day, commented 杏MAP导航 Francis, 鈥渋nvites us to let ourselves once again be fascinated by the beauty of God鈥�, and to welcome His love which he gives to us through Jesus Christ.
This is faith, continued the 杏MAP导航: "letting ourselves be met by Him and trusting in Him. This is the Christian life. To love, to meet God, to seek God; and He seeks us first, He meets us first."
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