Ignatius has us imagining that after the Holy Trinity looks at the world and our lives, they
decide to send the second person of the Spirit to come to Earth and save it.
When the Holy Trinity looks at the world
they love so much, they see so much joy and sorrow. I imagine their hearts bursting with love for us, like a mother watching her baby sleeping in the cot. God desires to be close to us. God wants to be close to us so much that he decides to become one of us. He looks at the world and decides to become a part of it.
This teaches us a beautiful lesson about salvation. God looks at the world, sees both good and bad, and jumps in. Salvation is not like a teacher wiping a chalkboard clean. It’s not God throwing out the trash. Instead, salvation is about deepening our relationship with God,
which brings meaning to all aspects of our life. It brings gratitude for the good, meaning to the suffering, forgiveness, and repentance for sin. And this happens not by a magic waving of a wand but by God becoming one of us and living among us.
Bring to mind once again the Trinity observing the world and observing your life. Remember how you felt seeing the Trinity present around you. What did they say? Can you picture them deciding to save us and to become one of us?
How do you feel when you realise God chooses to save us by becoming present among us?
Reflections by Sean van Staden SJ
