This interconnection between wisdom - holy astonishment - and familiarity is at the heart of Trinity Sunday. Before his Ascension, Jesus promised that we would not be left comfortless. Our comfort comes when the Holy Spirit enters the picture and the full Trinity is present. Because then, even when the world is totally and completely astonishing, we will be able to recognize God’s presence and we will be recognized in return. We will know that we are not alone.

If, by chance, these days are making you weary, I invite you to remember those late night Torah studies and the bleary eyed disciples in the upper room. Their story is a promise, that it is when we reach our limits that the flame of God appears, drawing us into a new future.