May 31, 2026
Trinity Sunday
Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
We pray, within this Loving Mystery,
to our Creator, Redeemer, and Abiding Spirit.
In each Divine Expression, may we praise and thank our generous God.
The Quaker Meetinghouse that William Penn attended is just a short distance from my home. I pass it frequently and read the Penn quote posted above its entrance, “Let us see what love can do.”
Trinity Sunday is a day to see what love can do. We contemplate the mystery of God, Who is Uncontainable Love, Who progenerates in Infinite Creation, Redemption, and Sanctification.
This is a beyond-big mystery that defies human comprehension. So how am I supposed to pray with it, one might ask!
First off, the Mystery of the Trinity can’t be analyzed or solved. Only problems can be addressed in that way. Like cathedrals of the soul, mysteries must be entered, revered, and embraced as they are. In today’s readings, Moses, Paul, and John share their experience of praying within the mystery of the Trinity.
In our first reading, Moses meets the Creator. He bows in profound awe, then comfortably welcomes God’s company. The passage invites us to an unexpected intimacy with Omnipotence. Love wants to be with us. Love wants to create through us.
Moses at once bowed down to the ground in worship.
Exodus 34:8-9
Then he said, “If I find favor with you, O Lord,
do come along in our company.
This is indeed a stiff-necked people; yet pardon our wickedness and sins,
and receive us as your own.”
In our Second Reading from Corinthians, Paul instructs that the Redeemer abides with us through our joy, mutual encouragement, and peaceful co-existence. Like the Creator’s kiss that gives us life, the holy kiss of Christian community nurtures the timeless vitality of the Gospel.
Brothers and sisters, rejoice.
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Mend your ways, encourage one another,
agree with one another, live in peace,
and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the holy ones greet you.
That Redemption, given in the gift of God’s Son for us, imbues us with a share in eternal life – the Holy Spirit living within our redeemed hearts. We ourselves become the vessels where the Trinity chooses to abide eternally.
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
John 3:16
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
So what might this Sacred Mystery mean for me today?
I think it shows us what God Who is Love can do:
Love can create life.
Love can redeem life.
Love can abide for life.
When you feel overwhelmed by a seemingly lifeless situation, remember what Creative Love can do.
When you encounter someone or something that seems irrevocably lost, remember what Redemptive Love can do.
When you are tested to abandon faith, hope, or charity, remember what Abiding Love can do.
Music: Hildegard of Bingen: De Spiritu Sancto (Holy Spirit, The Quickener Of Life) – sung by St. Stanislav Girls’ Choir
Suggested Scripture: John 3:16-18
For Your Reflection:
- What feelings or reactions do I have after reading this reflection?
- Do my feelings or reactions remind me of any passage or event in scripture, especially in the life of Christ?
- What actions might I take today because of my response to these readings?
Lavish Mercy 