I still have many things to say to you

This week we celebrate what must be one of the most important feasts in the Catholic Christian calendar, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Yet, the doctrine of the Most Holy Trinity was not promulgated until the 4th century, more than 300years after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

It gives truth to the phrase in this week’s Gospel John 16: 12-15 ‘I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you now.’ It took us over 300 years before we would be ready to receive this truth. From eternity God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one indivisible being, three irreducible persons.

So it is with God’s will for our lives. It is revealed slowly in stages, as we are able to receive it. Just as the early Church needed centuries of prayer, reflection, and community discernment, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, before fully grasping the mystery of the Trinity, so too, in our personal lives, the fullness of God’s plan is often hidden until we are ready.

The Trinity, in His mercy, does not overwhelm us with all truth at once, but gradually unveils it as we grow in faith, trust, and love. He reminds us that we are never alone in this journey—He is always with us, guiding us as Father, redeeming us through the Son, and empowering us in the Holy Spirit.

So often we feel we are not making progress—an illness lingers, a relationship shows no sign of improving, we are seeking a new job, a new career, or the enterprise we started is not yielding the income we anticipated. We pray, and yet nothing seems to be happening. But just as the Church needed centuries to understand and articulate the mystery of the Trinity, so too does God work patiently and purposefully in the unfolding of our lives.

What may seem like delay is often divine preparation. The Trinity is not absent; He is active in hidden ways, shaping our hearts, deepening our trust, and aligning our will to His. The slow revelation of His purpose is a grace, allowing us to mature in faith and be ready to receive what He longs to give. Just as the truth of the Trinity emerged when the Church was ready, so too will clarity and breakthrough come in our lives—at the appointed time, in the fullness of God’s love and wisdom.

In the meantime, we are called to live in faithful trust, embracing the mystery of God’s timing. Like the early believers who held fast to their faith without yet having all the answers, we are invited to remain rooted in prayer, community, and the sacraments.

These are not passive waiting rooms but places where God actively forms us. In the meantime, our struggles are not wasted—they become the soil where perseverance, humility, and hope can grow. We learn to walk by faith and not by sight, trusting that the same Spirit who guided the Church into all truth is guiding us, too.