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We use analogies to help us understand and explore the mystery of the trinity. However, none of them are perfect and all of them fall down if you push the metaphorical imagery too far. My favourite analogy at the moment uses the imagery of a dance.
Imagine three people holding hands in a circle and spinning around really, really fast, kind of like in the Ceilidh dance Strip the Willow, but with three people rather than two. Oh and going faster! If you were watching this dance with the naked eye and if these three people were spinning fast enough, it would look like there is just one body or entity moving up and down the dance floor. But if you could slow down what you were seeing you would be able to distinguish three distinct people in the circle all laughing with each other because of their sheer enjoyment and exhilaration of dancing together.
It is like the Father, Son and Spirit are in this round-dance together, giving all of themselves to each other and to the dance. They are distinct, yet are one in their motion and direction and joy.
And as you continue to watch this dance, you notice that they start inviting others to join their dance. Father, Son and Spirit desire you and me to join their dance and experience their love and joy of dancing together. Their dance is an open relationship into which we are drawn.
