Today is the Feast of God, revealed to us as a Trinity of Divine Persons. Today’s Feast is all about the awesome mystery of the Community of Divine Love: Father, Son, and Spirit.
The Scripture readings today, which tell us about Moses, Paul, and John, each of whom knew, loved, and served God, suggest ways for us to respond to our God of Love who first loved us.
Exodus reminds us to acknowledge the presence of God by bowing down in worship and then asking God to accompany us and receive us despite our sinfulness. That can be as simple as a prayer at the beginning of the day offering God everything we do and then another prayer at the end of the day of thanking the Lord for all that happened and asking forgiveness for our sins, ending by asking for the gift of another day.
In 2 Corinthians, Paul tells us to reflect and imitate God by being joyful, encouraging, and peaceful as God is, knowing that God offers us grace, peace, and fellowship. Again, keeping it simple could mean a smile and a kind word, especially when we don't feel like it. Seeking to be joyful, encouraging and peaceful puts us on the path toward holiness and guarantees that we will become the person God wants us to be.
John’s gospel is all about belief in Jesus. When we believe in Jesus we receive eternal life and are saved from condemnation. Belief in Jesus means learning from the Lord the way we should go, and the truth we need to know, and the life we need to lead. Belief in Jesus is more than an intellectual assent. It requires love, obedience, and service, for, as the letter of James tells us, faith without works is dead.
God loves us as a father and mother love their child, and as we surrender to God we are transformed into the likeness of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us. When we pray, and are kind, and believe, we cooperate with grace and hasten that transformation.
Baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we have been sent into the world, as Jesus was, filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. Through the sacraments our lives are joined to the life of God.
As we celebrate the Trinity today, we are encouraged and made more hopeful, for our Triune God is with us, loves us, and desires to be one with us.
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