From the Pastor:

 

THE SEASON OF TRINITY

 

On church's calendar the Season of Trinity occupies about half of the entire year -- usually for the months of June through November. The other half the of the church year focuses on the life of Christ -- from Advent (December) through the Easter season (May).

 

TRINITY: explain, if you would, please, the Trinity. 

 

Throughout my years of being a pastor, frequently people ask me questions for which I am hard pressed to give adequate and clear answers. (Much of life is like that for all of us.) Here is one: "Can you explain the doctrine of the Trinity, you know, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, three persons yet one God?"

 

Hmm, that is a difficult one, and yet the Doctrine of the Trinity is at the foundation of the faith confessed by Christians for hundreds of years. In fact the three main confessions of the Christian church (the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed) all revolve around the Doctrine of the Trinity.

 

In pursuit of an answer to this question let's go to the Gospel of John chapter 3. There we have recorded a discussion that Jesus was having with a man named Nicodemus; Nicodemus was a highly respected teacher within the Jewish community of the day; he was a Doctor of Religious law who, like a Doctor of Jurisprudence (a Lawyer) is expected to have answers for any and all religious questions. Nicodemus said to Jesus: "It is obvious that you come from God for how else would you be able to do the miracles that you do? Nevertheless, how can I trust that you are who you say you are? How can I believe in you? I would like to, but how can I be sure?" (That is a paraphrase of what was said; it reflects the quandary in which Nicodemus found himself, and also the uncertainly that we too often encounter.)

 

Jesus' answer: "You need to be born again."

 

"Born again -- how is that possible? Explain." Nicodemus being puzzled asked.

 

In truth, I am as puzzled as Nicodemus. Nevertheless, people expect me to have an answer to questions such as that. But logical explanations to such a mystery simply fall short. You see: it's a matter of faith. A Matter of Faith is a matter of being Born Again. And that involves the working of the Holy Spirit, the 3rd Person of the Trinity, and that's another mystery: trusting God, leaning on God -- "leaning on and into those Everlasting Arms of God." Yes, it's a matter of faith and that is the essence of the Christian faith which then becomes translated into the Christian life. "What a joy divine. What peace is mine. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms."

 

We love those mysteries of faith: see you in church.

 

Pastor David M. Albertin

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