This is Trinity
Sunday. In "A
glowing oven full of love," The Rev. Dr. Joseph Pagano discusses
the social nature of God, and "relationship," within the Godhead,
with God and us, and the relationships we have with each other. Part of our
scripture is one of two creation stories from Genesis which says that we are
created in the image and likeness of God. And God saw what he had created, and
it was good. This is cause for celebration in relationships. Read the Genesis
account and
Psalm 8.
Katrina K. Whitley, in The
Mystery of the Trinity God , discusses
the relationship of the Triune God in Richard Rohr's book, The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation with references to Dorothy L. Sayer's book, The Mind of the Maker. She discusses being created
in the image of God, and the creative spirit with which God endowed us,
comparing the creative process of Idea, Energy, and Power to God, the Word made
flesh - the Son, and the Holy Spirit - the breath of God, the
παράκλητος (paracletos) - "one who consoles or comforts, one
who encourages or uplifts; hence refreshes, and/or one who intercedes on our
behalf as an advocate in court." Or from the Greek root words which mean
"to make a call close- beside us, and advocate." Whitley reminds us
that it was not enough that we were given the Word. We are to take the living
Word to the ends of the earth. Read the passage from Matthew.
The power of God is with us in the creative dance
of, and with, the divine. Read the Genesis account.
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