Psalm 8 Trinity Sunday invites us to contemplate the nature of God. Since Disciples are a non-creedal people, we tend to shy away from conversations about the Trinity. But, I believe this doctrine reveals a relational vision of God’s nature. While all human speech about God is inadequate, that doesn’t mean we don’t look for ways of confessing our understandings of the mystery that is God’s nature. If we envision the God revealed to us in Jesus as a communion of persons living in eternal fellowship, then we might be able to envision how this divine communion is reflected in human relationships. Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff provides us with a helpful description of how this works: The Trinity is the model for each and every community: while individuality is respected, the community emerges through communion and mutual self-surrender. Grassroots Christians understand this well, better than any theology, and they know how to give it very accura...
Sermons of a Disciples Preacher Ministering in Troy, Michigan