Up till now, I consider Rublev’s Icon of the Trinity, as the image/prayer that captures the essence of this divine mystery. Let me re-direct you to this very insightful reflection on the icon and what it says of the Trinity.In the end, I guess that what the Trinitarian mystery wants to tell us is that we are “in-relation” and no matter how difficult, how dramatic it is to remain “here” – in this divine/human space – it is and would remain the best “place” to be.
The Trinity sat for Rublev so that he (Rublev), as it were, could paint their portrait. Toward the end of a beautiful article I was reading today, the author cited a poem which was gifted to him. I imagine that this could be the “reverse” of the Rublevian experience:
God wants us to sit for him,
Not that he may paint our portrait
But that he may paint his own – within us. (cited by Daniel O’Leary)
Let us pray for each other that day by day,
the grace of Jesus the Son,
the love of God the Father
and the communion of the Holy Spirit
may be with us all!
