that sounds like a galaxy from Star Wars. But it explains the mystery of the essence, the intrinsic nature, of God. We believe that God is one, as it says in Deuteronomy: “Sh’ma Yis’ra’eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.” Or in English, “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!”9 God is one, or “echad,” as it’s called in Hebrew. Yet while God is one, He is also three. Jesus expressly revealed the Trinitarian nature of God in the Gospels. “I and the Father are one,”10 He said, and commanded