A popular mosaic of the Holy Trinity
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from: Father Bill Muench
The Holy Trinity
A quiet, warm week – actually not much excitement at all – this weekend will be the Memorial Day Celebration – this is a good celebration – the remembrance of our deceased loved ones – and also of those who died in war – so sad that so many lives were cut short by war – I pray for them – but I also weep for them – but there will be lots of celebrating here in town – my own parishioners will be off visiting somewhere – but there will be many of our summer parishioners – coming up to begin getting things ready for moving in during the summer months – it is enjoyable to renew these summer friendships again – they do become an active part of the parish during the summer.
The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
So – the Feast of the Holy Trinity – a Feast in honor of God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus promises the apostles, “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of Truth, he will guide you to all truth.
The central religious truth for us – God is – God exists. My life is different because God is a part of all I am and do. Today, let us take the time to consider our own image of God – who do you – personally – understand about God.
As followers of Jesus, we believe in Jesus’ image of God. Jesus saw all reality very differently from the way we see it – for him reality is gracious and compassionate. For Jesus, nature is filled with God’s glory – a God whose basis for dealing with us is unbelievable, compassionate love.
Misconceptions about God – many have such bad ideas about God – like these – the God out there – the watchmaker God who couldn’t care less about his creation – a God who slides into the Big Bully, the Torturer God, vengeful, primitive – the God who-didn’t-give-what-I-asked – the God who is out to get me.
We must find the truth – from the Spirit of truth – promised us by Jesus.
Each of us is blessed by special moments of grace – moments of intense experience – graced moments – to recognize and feel God’s presence.
The greatest sin of our life is probably our stunning insensibility or constant inattention to the million proofs of God’s kindness and love which reach us through persons or circumstances and special signs of care and love – like the many time we were protected from harm.
Real content of Jesus’ message for us – consists in his image of God – God loves every human being with unconditional love – God constantly forgives.
Our God is about life – our spirituality is life-affirming –
God of life – created everything out of love and wants all things to be fully alive.
Our spirituality is an option for God – because God is the ultimate source of life – our God is a God of the living and wants all creatures to live and enjoy life.
Jesus’ message portrays the same zest for life
What image of God do I communicate through my actions, attitudes and behavior? Is it a God to be aware of, to be feared or a God of compassion and love?
LET US PRAY
Let me close with this prayer from St. Augustine
“Late have I loved you, O beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you. You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. In my unloveliness I plunged into the lonely things you created. You were with me, but I was not with you. Created things kept me from you; yet if they had not been in you, they would have no being at all. Why do I ask you to come to me when, unless you were with me, I would nave no being either.”
Please join me as we say together the Lord’s Prayer
from: Father Bill Muench
The Holy Trinity
A quiet, warm week – actually not much excitement at all – this weekend will be the Memorial Day Celebration – this is a good celebration – the remembrance of our deceased loved ones – and also of those who died in war – so sad that so many lives were cut short by war – I pray for them – but I also weep for them – but there will be lots of celebrating here in town – my own parishioners will be off visiting somewhere – but there will be many of our summer parishioners – coming up to begin getting things ready for moving in during the summer months – it is enjoyable to renew these summer friendships again – they do become an active part of the parish during the summer.
The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
So – the Feast of the Holy Trinity – a Feast in honor of God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus promises the apostles, “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of Truth, he will guide you to all truth.
The central religious truth for us – God is – God exists. My life is different because God is a part of all I am and do. Today, let us take the time to consider our own image of God – who do you – personally – understand about God.
As followers of Jesus, we believe in Jesus’ image of God. Jesus saw all reality very differently from the way we see it – for him reality is gracious and compassionate. For Jesus, nature is filled with God’s glory – a God whose basis for dealing with us is unbelievable, compassionate love.
Misconceptions about God – many have such bad ideas about God – like these – the God out there – the watchmaker God who couldn’t care less about his creation – a God who slides into the Big Bully, the Torturer God, vengeful, primitive – the God who-didn’t-give-what-I-asked – the God who is out to get me.
We must find the truth – from the Spirit of truth – promised us by Jesus.
Each of us is blessed by special moments of grace – moments of intense experience – graced moments – to recognize and feel God’s presence.
The greatest sin of our life is probably our stunning insensibility or constant inattention to the million proofs of God’s kindness and love which reach us through persons or circumstances and special signs of care and love – like the many time we were protected from harm.
Real content of Jesus’ message for us – consists in his image of God – God loves every human being with unconditional love – God constantly forgives.
Our God is about life – our spirituality is life-affirming –
God of life – created everything out of love and wants all things to be fully alive.
Our spirituality is an option for God – because God is the ultimate source of life – our God is a God of the living and wants all creatures to live and enjoy life.
Jesus’ message portrays the same zest for life
What image of God do I communicate through my actions, attitudes and behavior? Is it a God to be aware of, to be feared or a God of compassion and love?
LET US PRAY
Let me close with this prayer from St. Augustine
“Late have I loved you, O beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you. You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. In my unloveliness I plunged into the lonely things you created. You were with me, but I was not with you. Created things kept me from you; yet if they had not been in you, they would have no being at all. Why do I ask you to come to me when, unless you were with me, I would nave no being either.”
Please join me as we say together the Lord’s Prayer
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