Because no man through his native power has ever seen God, because no man of himself can suspect any but a natural presence of God in his creation, it follows that no man can either attain or understand or unfold a gratuitous presence except in so far as he draws his light from divine revelation. Speculative theology is good, but speculative theology is not philosophy. It may not theorize in a vacuum. If we are to speculate on the indwelling Trinity living and loving in the depths of our beings, we must first sit humbly with Mary at the feet of the Word and listen to his word. The listening must be observant, but it must also be contemplative and humble, since the Father does not reveal these things to the proud and the crafty but only too little ones.
THOMAS DUBAY, S.M. God Dwells Within Us
