Maybe you imagine the dove from the baptism of Jesus or the tongues of fire we heard about last week. The Holy Spirit, that one’s a little tough. The Son, Jesus, is usually depicted as a smiling shepherd, or a man dying on the cross. Some would say the Father is a kindly grandfather type figure. If you were to ask people to describe God, or one of the persons of the Trinity, you’d get a lot of different answers. But does it matter? I certainly don’t need to know how the Trinity works just that it does. It’s so hard to comprehend that anyone who tries to explain it will make it worse. Today is Trinity Sunday which brings up a similar question: How does the Triune God work? How can there be three persons in one God? How can each of the persons be God and yet there be only one God? In the Athanasian Creed, we confessed what we believe about the Triune God, but be honest, did you understand all of it? A Lutheran theologian, John Mueller, wrote in a textbook that because Christians fall into error when trying to explain the Trinity, the Christian theologian must refrain from presenting the doctrine of the Holy Trinity in such a way as to make it understandable. I don’t understand gravity, but when I’m on a ladder, I hold on. While I don’t understand how planes fly, I appreciate the convenience they offer. It’s impressive my phone can do a thousand things, but if it makes calls, I’m happy. I’m a guy who doesn’t give a much thought to how things work, I just know they do. The text that I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Old Testament text from Isaiah. Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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