Between the lines
Proverbs 8: 1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5: 1-5; John 16: 12-15
May 23, 2001
by Peter S. Hawkins
According to Emily Dickinson, you speak the truth best when you tell it “slant.” I am quite sure that when she penned this line the blessed Trinity was far from her thoughts. Nonetheless, her characterization of truth-telling is good to keep in mind when approaching this mysterious feast of God, the three in one and one and three. You must “tell it slant” because the direct approach simply will not work.
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