The Trinitarian Dimension of CMI Way of Life

Abstract

The doctrine of the Trinity as foundational to the Christian faith in general and to the CMI Way of Consecrated Life in particular. Each Divine Person plays a distinct and irreplaceable role in the life of a person to grow into a member of the Trinitarian Family here on earth and beyond. The three Persons in the Trinity are: (1) the Transcendent God, the Father, who is the incomprehensible, unknowable and unsearchable Creator existing outside of space and time. (2) the Transparent God, the incarnated Jesus Christ is the Saviour who lived among human beings and (3) the Immanent God, the Holy Spirit, who indwells in every human being as the helper and counsellor through timely promptings. The CMI Constitution is a living proof to the fact that the Congregation as a ‘Darshana Kutumbam’ is the reflection of Trinitarian Life with each of the three Persons playing a vital role at every stage from its very inception to what it is today. The CMI Religious life, as defined by the Constitution, “requires closer following of Christ in intimate communion with the Father in the Spirit, through a life of prayer that manifests to all, the presence already here of the Kingdom of God.”