Trinity Sunday
Readings: Isaiah 6v1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8v12-17; John 3v1-17.
Let us pray: May the words of my mouth, and the thoughts and meditations of all our hearts, be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our redeemer.
The God that Psalm 29 tells us is so powerful that the angels stand in awe. The same God who although he rules the world also makes his people strong and gives them his peace. The same God that we hear the prophet Isaiah saw in a vision that terrified him. For in this vision Isaiah saw God sitting on a throne in the temple. A God so large that his robes filled the temple. A God who was surrounded by angels who hovered around God and called out a prayer that we sing or say during our Communion services each Sunday. A song so powerful that the foundations of the temple trembled and the place filled with the smoke of prayer. In this vision Isaiah became aware that even though he was frail, limited and sinful, that he had looked upon the face of God. This is the same God that we hear about in the gospel of John. The God that a prominent leader of the Jews, named Nicodemus, believed had sent Jesus – even though because he was afraid of what others might think, he visited Jesus secretly. The God that Jesus describes as his father, the father who loved the world so much that he allowed his one and only son to come to earth so that no-one need be destroyed and everyone could be saved and gain eternal life. The same God that Paul tells the people of Rome is calling us through his spirit to give up and do away with the life we have had to date so we can get on with the new life we are called to. A new life full of adventure, a new life as God’s children, a new life full of ups and downs, good times and bad; a new life headed towards an amazing, astonishing and incredible inheritance.
Today as I read and ponder and think about these scriptures, I am reminded that God is not only awesome and amazing but also a God who wants the very best for each one of us. For as we heard in the gospel, Jesus said that if we submit to the power of God, the wind that hovers over the whole of creation, will immerse us into a new life by making us into new beings, beings who are part of God’s kingdom. A people just like Isaiah, who because we are made clean from our guilt and sins - God asks the question “Who will go for us? Who shall I send?” Today, I ask you what you will answer to God’s call – as for me, like Isaiah, I reply: “I’ll go, send me”. I hope you will answer this way too.
Let us pray: Day by day dear Lord, of you three things we pray: to see you more clearly, to love you more dearly and to follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen
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