re major views of the trinity ann jackson ajackson cs ubc ca wrote on may in article may geneva rutgers edu jim green writes can t someone describe someone s trinity in simple declarative sentences with words that have common meaning the answer to this question appears to be no i would like to submit the following which helped me enormously if it has already been posted i apologize it seems that during the middle ages it was customary for pastors to explain the trinity to their parishoners by analogy to water water is water but can exist in three forms liquid ice and vapor thus it is possible for one essence to exist in three forms and recently the pastor of my church drew an analogy which i also found useful a woman is often percieved by others in three ways depending on their relationship to her a mother a wife and an employee in a business thus it seems clear to me that the essence of god can subsist in the father son and holy spirit or depending on one s particular need for him carol bocher
