TRINITY : INFINITY AND AFFINITY


 
TRINITY : INFINITY AND AFFINITY 

 
Kinship With a Boundless God 

 
 

A lifetime of probing and wondering, 
Searching, praying, and examining, 
On a quest for form and meaning 

 Of the nature of the Trinity 
 

It’s been a special odyssey 
To comprehend this mystery, 
 To gain a personal mastery 
Of God’s essential nature 

 
I was baffled yet attracted 
And frequently reacted, 

Also powerfully impacted 
By its complexities 

 
As I reflect in retrospect 
I detect a serious defect, 
The failure of the intellect 

To comprehend the infinite 
 

Logic cannot measure the boundless  
Nor reason accommodate the limitless, 

How to handle the measureless 
Became for me the issue 

 
Time and again I was taken aback 
When coming to terms with my lack 

Each time I sought to unpack 
This doctrine of the Trinity 

 
I found the issue of special mention, 

That heavenly education 
Is given by the Spirit’s tuition, 

That understanding comes by faith 
 

This means that revelation 
Must be allowed its intention 

To transform the mind’s dimension 
To think the thoughts of God 

 
Reason and logic alone are sterile 

Handling spiritual things they are futile, 
 The Spirit of God can make them fertile 

In producing true understanding 
 
 



 
Trinity’s meaning is shown in fullness 

Through the coming and work of Jesus, 
His life and teachings are the genesis 
Of discovering Divine togetherness 

 
The Gospels are a facility 

For engaging with the Trinity, 
For there we see the unity 
Of Father, Son, and Spirit 

 
John’s Gospel and the Revelation 

 Are the entry points for my education, 
And also for my appreciation 
Of kinship with the Godhead 

 
The grace of the Father, Son, and Spirit 

The three in one, not separate, 
In him I become regenerate 
Incorporated into his family 

 
The end of my search is a beginning, 

Revelation comes with an underpinning 
For findings of truth and new discerning  

In the immensities of the Trinity 
 

I have an affinity with the Divine 
An affinity absolutely sublime, 

The Three in One are mine, yes mine! 
And I am his forever! 

 
                                   Paul E. Grant 
                                          March 2008