Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau,

Trinity Sunday commemorates the Christian understanding of God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, te Matua, te Tama, me te Wairua Tapu — three persons in one substance. Observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost, Trinity Sunday marks the beginning of the Trinity Season, also called the Season after Pentecost or Ordinary Time.

Our focus shifts from the great feasts of sacred history: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Ascension, Easter, and Pentecost to the ongoing life of Christian growth in the love of our Trinitarian God.

The word “trinity” – like the word “incarnation” – cannot be found in the Bible. Anywhere. Tertullian (c. AD 160–230), an early Church Father, was the first to use the word (more on him later). However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the notion of the Trinity isn’t biblical. The concept is everywhere.

The readings assigned for this Sunday show us with rich poetic beauty who God is, a fulness of Trinity and Community of Love. The rhythm and dynamism, the ebb and flow, the call and response, all of this caused me to stop and notice and to question. It is hoped that these prompts help you in shaping a rhythm ofprayer and worship.

Have a blessed Trinity Sunday!

Yukiko

    
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