It’s been a busy, but reflective, day today.
A day with a question and thoughts at the back of my head.
A day when I took time out to see Jean, my spiritual director, and think about stuff.

Last night at SEITE we started a new module, approaches and methods in theology. Our tutor, Lincoln Harvey from Kings, was inspiring but set problems which I guess I have never really thought about before. Part of my reflection was asking why I hadn’t thought in this way before!

Who is God?

On the face of it I have always thought this an easy question with answers like ‘creator’, ‘father’, ‘son’, ‘trinity’. But I think we are trying to go deeper than that in this module. Those words are not really answers, they are mere words to describe an aspect of God’s character. In reality, as mere humans with a defined and constrained language we re never going to be able to answer the question. God is indescribable, unconstrained and very probable not definable. The question is a no-brainer, it’s unanswerable! Or … is it?

The real issue is, what do these words mean when I use them, what about when others use them? What are the implications for my life of who I think God is?

Before I can answer that, I need to have a better answer for who God actually is. Which is why today at the back of my mind I have been reflecting.

So … who is God; what do you think?

comments please, cos they may help in this journey!?