Paul J. Pastor

“Strange trails are good places to bloom.”
― Paul J. Pastor, The Face of the Deep: Exploring the Mysterious Person of the Holy Spirit

“The implication of the one God who exists as a unified three is this: from before time itself existed, relationship did. In the love of the Father, Son, and Spirit, joy has existed from eternity past. Admiration existed, pleasure existed, kindness and gentleness and wisdom existed. Camaraderie existed—with fun, commitment, good counsel, loyalty, and fellowship. This is a brilliant truth—all three persons of God clearly can be termed the Maker of the world. But the Spirit’s connection to creation, by his immanence, the closeness that the oldest story tells us he kept with the face of the deep and all that lay below it, is something particularly precious. THE IMPLICATION OF THE ONE GOD WHO EXISTS AS A UNIFIED THREE IS THIS: FROM BEFORE TIME ITSELF EXISTED, RELATIONSHIP DID. We all were made in the glorious image of the one whose very nature is love, perfect and resplendent.”
― Paul J. Pastor, The Face of the Deep: Experiencing the Beautiful Mystery of Life with the Spirit