Trinity

     Trinity Sunday - a celebration of our experience of the One, True God.  One of the essential hallmarks of our Faith Tradition is the belief that there is only ONE God.  He (and we say "he" not to limit or restrict, but so that we can speak of God in our limited language) is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God that the Prophet called Allah, but most importantly for us, the One that Jesus referred to as Father.  Our monotheistic Faith defines who we are in the midst of a world that even today worships a multitude of gods in our everyday lives.

     But that One God reveals Himself to us in distinct ways: as a creator God, a life-giver, one who calls all things into being, as Father as Jesus calls Him;  as Savior and Redeemer in the unique God-man Jesus, sent by the Father to atone for our sins and restore us to a place of glory as children of God - this Jesus who is Lord and brother; and in a spirit of Renewing Love that empowers us to accept the life of the Creator and live as the Redeemed, building a world that reflects the Kingdom of God in our midst and our longing  for its fulfillment in Eternity.

     Trinity is a mystery ... to understand Three unique Persons in One God requires a leap of Faith.  It requires the love of the Father, the call of Son, and the empowerment of the Spirit.  It demands that we celebrate the fact that "God is with us" - that in Jesus we find the way to the Father, and through Jesus the Advocate intercedes for us before the throne of God.

     That is why we gather and are blessed "In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."  AMEN