The Trinity, the heart of revelation, tells us "the One who is God is not a monarch living in isolation, but rather a living communion in relation to the world," writes Johnson. "God is a God capable of immense hospitality who calls the world to join in the feast. Often, however, this God of hospitality and generous inclusive love is not the first thing we think of when confronted with the rather abstract sounding doctrine of the Trinity. By examining the origin of this belief, by uncovering the poetic character of its language this Scripture From Scratch opens us to a new understanding of the Trinity that liberates us for lives of love and justice.