“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion
of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2nd Corinthians 13:13)
God the Father
reveals himself to us as the creator of all good things in this world. The Bible begins with the words “In the
beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1) and ends with a
vision of “a new heaven and a new earth” (Revelation 21:1) which God will
create. Throughout the Bible God the
Father is lauded for the wonders of his creation. Psalm 104:14 says “you cause the grass to
grow for the cattle, and plants for people to use, to bring forth food from the
earth and wine to gladden the human heart, oil to make the face shine, and bread
to strengthen the human heart.” And
Psalm 8:3 says “when I consider the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon
and the stars which you have set in their courses, what is man that you are
mindful of him and the son of man that you care for him?” Jesus himself said in Matthew 6:28 “consider
the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell
you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” On this June day as you see the dew on the
flowers in the morning and are awakened by the melody of the songbirds, give
thanks to God for his wonderful creation.
Join the creator as he “saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it
was very good.” (Genesis 1:31)
God the Son
reveals himself to us as the redeemer of the world. Because of the actions of Adam and Eve and
every one of their descendents right down to you and me, the beauty and wonder
of God’s creation has been marred by sin and polluted by human action. But God the Father never stopped loving his
creation and his creatures right down to you and me. As it says in John 3:16-17 “For God so loved
the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not
perish but have eternal life. For God
sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might
be saved through him.” The plan of
salvation was made so simple that even those mired in the deepest sin and
guilty of the worst atrocities could be saved with a simple act of faith in the
Redeemer of the World. This is shown
most powerfully on Mt. Calvary
God the Holy
Spirit reveals himself to us as the quiet counselor. At the end of St. Peter’s Pentecost sermon he
told the thousands who heard him and “were cut to the heart” that they should
“repent and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your
sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” The work of the Holy Spirit had already been
announced when Jesus said, “but the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father
will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your
remembrance all that I have said to you.”
On this beautiful day, quiet your heart and open your ears to the Spirit
of truth who will guide you into all truth. (John 16:13)
May God the
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit bless you now and forever. Amen.
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