Most Holy Trinity

“All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Mt. 28:18-20)

This weekend we celebrate Trinity Sunday.  The revelation that God is Trinity teaches us that God is not some isolate, distant force that exists apart from creation, but is a relationship of Persons who loved and continues to love creation into existence.  When Jesus commissions His followers to make disciples of all nations, He reveals God as Father, Son and Spirit.  The mystery of the One God as a relationship of persons forms the sacred language of baptism, that moment when we are born into the life of God.  As a priest, it is always a privilege to speak these words of Christ whenever I baptize.  As I pour the water and invoke the name of God as Father, Son and Spirit, the Trinity comes to life in the soul of the baptized.  It is a moment of creation, for in the moment of baptism, we are drawn into the life of God who is a relationship of love.

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