"Now surely I do see what an immense
effect such a doctrine [of the Holy Trinity] must have upon life. It is no mere
question for theologians, but one that concerns every living soul. Whatever is
allowed by God's power must be guided by His wisdom and urged on by His love.
All that happens to me in life, the little worries and the great anxieties, the
crises and the daily annoyances, the sorrows and the joys, the harms that reach
me through the sins of others, the great crimes of history, the huge and devastating
wars, the partings and loves and the whole cycle of human experience are
permitted by Power, which is itself wise and loving. These three Persons
determine my life, and, since I walk by faith, I must surely grow very patient
in my attitude toward life. For how can I complain or criticize God's
Providence, since it all comes under that triple influence of Power, Wisdom,
and Love? Under the guidance, then, of this mystery, I can walk through the
valley of death or the more perilous borders of sin without loss of courage or
hopefulness. Nothing can make me afraid. How these are separate, yet one, I do
not know, nor can I reconcile in my concrete experience the claims of each. It
is always a mystery, but a mystery in which I believe. Whatever Power allows on
earth is designed in Wisdom and attuned by Love."
— Fr. Bede Jarrett, Classic Catholic
Meditations, p. 10
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