May 31, 2026

Our Lectionary readings for next Sunday, Trinity Sunday, are Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20.

For centuries, Christians have tried to explain the nature of the God praised when we sing, "God in three Persons, Blessed Trinity." Some have pointed to the three leaves of the shamrock; the "root, the shoot, and the fruit" of the growing plant; the sun that extends rays and warmth to the earth; or H20 that can exist as solid (ice), liquid (water), and gas (clouds). Paul Fiddes suggests these are all attempts to "observe" God, as if God were one more thing in the universe to be observed. These efforts fail to emphasize the importance of relationship that binds Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is in worship that the God, revealed in relationships of creative, suffering, and sustaining love, is best known. Adoration matters more than explanation.

We will have a congregational meeting after morning worship on June 7.

We will have a guest speaker fill the pulpit on June 14. Former pastor Sam Wayman will lead in worship while Jeph and Joy head to South Carolina to celebrate Joy's mother's 93rd birthday.