VIII. TRUTH B. THE MYSTERY OF THE TRINITY Discussion Aids Did Christ entrust to His Church the truths covering a bare minimum of necessary things,— purpose and law? What mysteries did He reveal? Which is the greatest of all the mysteries? Mystery Define mystery. Why must there be mystery when we touch upon the nature of God? How can we know anything of God? When God reveals a mystery to us can we fully comprehend it? Why not? What is the first difficulty when a mystery is presented to the mind for acceptance? Does this difficulty make religion seem a burden rather than a light? How can this sense of contradiction sometimes be instantly removed? When two statements appear to be at variance, where may the difficulty lie? On what single condition may one affirm that two statements are in contradiction? In dealing with the mysteries of religion, what helps the mind to keep from assuming that one of two statements 163