Trinity Sunday

The Sunday after Pentecost is called Trinity Sunday in the liturgical tradition. Yesterday was Trinity Sunday. As our preacher said, "The only day named after a theological maxim."

Beforehand the worship leaders gather for coffee for 30 minutes. One of the singers made the comment that the concept of Trinity was too hard, implying that he need not accept it. Why keep trying to explain something that no one can understand?

Well I left that alone. I had nothing to share. Nothing came to me. So I left it alone. I feel no compulsion to defend God. He can do that very well himself.

We then heard a good sermon. The sermon was one that skirted the issue. JD did not try to explain it saying, "For me to try to explain the Trinity would be like a four year old girl trying to explain her parents' marriage." Think about that one a minute.

The scripture for the day spoke of the theophanies in Isaiah 6 and Revelation 14. The visions tried to visualize God in visual terms understandable by humans. Another singer beforehand had quipped "What was John smoking when he wrote this?"

In retrospect the only helpful (I think) comment I could made at the time was that the Trinity is important because it speaks of God's love and glory as active and inclusive. Love and glory are shared among the persons and more importantly for us, shared with us as well. God wants to include us in his fellowship among the persons of the Trinity. Jesus worked to explain that in John 16.

God is one, and a unity but he readily and eagerly and lovingly wants to share his fellowship with us. He also wants to share his glory with us too but we must do what he does and share it back. We must love him back as the persons do.

It's amazing. And really not understandable.