God is made known to us in the face of his Son, through the Spirit. We rejoice in what we now know, confident that this knowledge is truly of God himself. For God has not remained hidden or distant; he has revealed himself freely and graciously through his own Son and Spirit. Our knowledge of God could not be more trustworthy, because it comes from God, is shaped by God, and leads us into God. And yet, even as we affirm the truth of what we know, we recognise that we are gazing into mystery.

Mystery is often understood as something unknowable or unsolvable, as though it marks the limits of understanding. Richard Rohr helpfully reframes mystery as “endless knowability.” Mystery is not the absence of truth, but the abundance of it—a depth that continually opens before us, revealing ever richer layers of meaning without ever being exhausted. It is not simply that God cannot be understood, but that God is always being known more deeply.

The apostle Paul speaks in this way when he prays that, through the Spirit, we might grasp the height, length, depth, and breadth of Christ’s love. Yet in the same breath, he acknowledges that this love surpasses knowledge (Ephesians 3: 19). This is love as endless knowability: a love that continually unfolds, drawing us further in. Even beyond this life, the love of Christ will always exceed our grasp, as we go on and on discovering the fullness of his love for us.

Therefore, we set our minds and hearts on God as he is revealed in Jesus, trusting the Spirit to lead us ever deeper into the love that forever surpasses our knowing.