"That They May Be In Us"

One of the most surprising facts in Scripture is the church’s sharing in the unity of God.

“May they be one as You are in me and I in You, that they may be in Us.” says Jesus to the Father. This, I think, should direct our idea of what the unity of God is.

Anselm and Aquinas focus on the singularity of God’s being—but if that is the case, then we as humans could not participate in it. I think that Jesus is speaking about God’s nature and will. All parts of God have the same will, as well as the same mercy, the same drive to save the world. Thus, in that we, the church, share in that will, that compassion, then we are one with God. But this would mean that God’s unity has less to do with His being than His moral character. That is what we can share, Jesus makes it clear: “Be merciful as your Father in heaven is merciful.”