I could
not help but laugh as I read the story and the story has stuck with me over the
years and I keep coming back to it. Taylor writes the story as she is talking
about settling into her first parish as a pastor/rector. It wasn’t easy, there
were challenges and struggles, but this story seemed to reflect an acceptance,
a fitting in for her.
Perhaps
that is what this feast of the Holy Trinity is all about. We celebrate the
mystery of God as Trinity, three persons but one God. Just saying it seems odd.
How can we have three persons but just one God? How can we talk about three
individuals yet still only be talking about one God? In human language it is
impossible yet that is what we believe. We celebrate the gift of three persons
so connect, so intimate, so focused that they are one. Believing means that we
are part of that one, members of the relationship, accepted.
We
believe in, we celebrate our God today who is all for one and one for all.
Happy Trinity Sunday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
Grant us, O Lord, this day to walk with you as Father, to trust you as Savior,
to be enlightened by you as Spirit, to worship your as Lord: that all our works
may praise you and our lives may give you glory. Amen. (Anonymous)
A Runner’s
Thoughts:
Remember running in a different place every once in a while can bring with it a
different set of experiences. Each new setting can provide an opportunity to
practice our spiritual running by helping us to be aware of not only new things
around us but also new things within us. Running in a new place stretches our
ability to find God in our runs, in life and in ourselves!
Daily
Blessing:
Sunday greetings and blessings to all and Happy Feast of the Most Holy Trinity!
I hope you find yourself in the midst of a blessed Sunday and a relaxing weekend.
It looks like the rain that began yesterday evening is still with us this
Sunday morning. I am hoping we at least see a little bit of the sun sometime
today but I think chances for that are slim.
It was a
very late night for me last night as I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the
Baccalaureate Mass for Seton Hall Prep. Now I don’t travel around going to
Baccalaureate Mass for fun. I went because a young man I baptized some 18 years
ago is graduating from Seton Hall Prep today and invited me to celebrate with
him and his family last night. Daniel is a very fine and intelligent young man.
He received many awards last night and is one of three Salutatorians for today
graduation. It was great to be with him and his family. And I know his
grandmother who passed away almost five years ago is very proud of him. Daniel will be headed to the University of Notre Dame in the fall!
I thought
I would have a rather easy drive home last night from Parsippany, NJ where the
party was held. I mean driving home at midnight, there will not be any traffic
right? Well even though it was raining everything was going great until I got
to within a quarter mile of the George Washington Bridge and then dead stop.
Apparently, they were doing construction, in the rain, on the upper level and
then there was an accident in the two lane they had open so the whole upper
level was closed and I could not get to the lower level lane at that point. I
got home at 2:30 am. I love New York!
So from a
rather tired Padre, my pray if blessing this morning for all of you is that God’s
blessings will be upon all of you today and always. I hope you will be blessed
day rich in family, friends, warmth, peace and rest. May God truly be with you
and those you love, keeping you safe as you enjoy the many gifts of God’s
creation and all that this day brings into your life. Remember to spend a
little time with God today because after all, “One for all and all for one!”
Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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