Tres vidit, unum adoravit — He saw three, he adored one.

The three visitors to Abraham and Sarah.  The story is of course about hospitality, but the Church has come to view the scene as the first indication of nature of God's identity and being. Here is the first inkling of God who is one as something more than one divine person. God the Father is in gold, Jesus is centered in the middle and pointing to the cup in the middle and seated on the right is the Holy Spirit.  For more information on the icon please go here: http://www.stjohnscamberwell.org.au/Sermons/ExplanationofTheTrinityIcon.htm