Last week we focused on the energising and enlivening power of the Holy Spirit as we celebrated Pentecost.
This week we are marking Trinity Sunday.
The marking of Trinity Sunday is about celebrating the very nature of God.
Today is all about praising God for who God is.
For celebrating God’s revelation of Godself to us in the persons of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Here is today’s worship service online:
And for singing today, try this musical version of the St Patrick’s Breastplate prayer:
You might also enjoy listening to this beautiful meditation on the mystery of the Holy Trinity from Malcolm Gordon:
We cannot let this day go past without referring to the great cry from people of colour to end police brutality and the entrenched targeting of black people by police both in the US and in Australia. May this movement finally bring change so that black people no longer have to live in fear of their lives from the people who are meant to protect them. This lament was written by Mark Miller to express the pain and sorrow of this experience:
Merciful and Just God,
Our hearts are concerned with systems of injustice which strip people of their dignity and their very lives. Help us to be those who would seek peace with justice, who would fight for those who are oppressed, offer voices for the voiceless and dignity for all humankind. Be with us this day and guide our steps toward a more just world in your name.
AMEN
Footnote:
In pre-COVID times, this weekend would have been the National Celtic Festival in Portarlington. Sadly, the Festival was cancelled for 2020. As an acknowledgement of the Uniting church’s Celtic heritage from it’s Presbyterian ancestors and a celebration of unity in Christ, here are 300 churches from all over Ireland singing “Be thou my vision” and sharing the Aaronic Blessing in multiple languages:
