The Holy Trinity
The Holy Trinity
The Household of God worships the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - the Holy Trinity, the one God. We believe that the Trinity is three divine persons who share one essence. Yes, it is a paradox, but that is how God has revealed himself. All three persons are consubstantial with each other, that is, they are of one essence and coeternal. There never was a time when any of the persons of the Trinity did not exist. God is beyond and before time and yet acts within time, moving and speaking within history.
God is not an impersonal essence or mere "higher power," but rather each of the divine persons relates to mankind personally. Neither is God a simple name for three gods, but rather our faith is monotheist and yet Trinitarian. The Household of God worships the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the I AM who revealed himself to Moses in the burning bush.
The source and unity of the Holy Trinity is the Father, from whom the Son is begotten and also from whom the Spirit proceeds. This is a difficult concept to understand, so the Household approaches God in divine mystery, encountering God personally while also recognizing the inadequacy of the human mind to comprehend Him.