Holy Trinity Sunday allowed us to contemplate the nature of God, and to focus on what it means to be a congregation named Trinity. Take the following with you this summer.
“T” is for the Trinity, God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. At Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity is the word for the one God we worship. We believe the Triune God – Father that creates us, Son that brings us back to God through his suffering, death and resurrection, and Holy Spirit that creates faith and life through the word and promises of God.
“R” is for the relationship between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Each one is involved in the work of the others and yet each one’s work is distinct. At Trinity Lutheran Church it our relationship with the Triune God brings about renewal of our love for God, love for each other, and love for our neighbor which shows itself in actions of love.
“IN” is for in the name of Jesus, which applies both to the Holy Trinity and to Trinity Lutheran Church. In knowing Jesus we come to know the nature of God, as gracious and merciful, forgiving and life-giving. And it is because we do what we do in the name of Jesus that the people of our community and world come to know that God moves us to serve our community.
“I” is for individual for we know God through the individual gifts of each person of the Holy Trinity. The Father is creator and provider, protector and preserver of all life. The Son is savior and redeemer, who destroyed death’s power by dying and rising from the grave. The Holy Spirit is the giver of life and faith, healing and wholeness. In the promise of word and water, God claims each one of us which means that each member of Trinity Lutheran Church can declare that “God has claimed me as God’s own” and that for this it is my responsibility “to thank God, serve God and follow God’s will in faithful obedience.”
“T’ is for together. God is one, and so Father, Son and Holy Spirit together are one. The one God brings us together 1) to care for the creation that God entrusts to us, 2) to proclaim the life and death of Jesus, and 3) to live by the Holy Spirit’s gift of faith in Christ Jesus.
“Y” is for “yes.” God has said “yes” to each one of us and “yes” to us together being an active and loving congregation grounded in the work of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. “Yes” is a word used often by Christian people. We know it as “amen.” It means yes to God and God’s will for us. We say “yes” with individual actions and “yes” as a congregation to daily and life-long faithful response to God’s love.
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675 E. Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-827-6656
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by Pastor George Schelter
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