Blueprint Trinity - The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade

Friends, the Trinity is not a riddle or a secret to be solved or unveiled, but the Trinity is a mystery, and it's an invitation to be accepted and entered into. It is a relationship of mutual glorification where each person of the Trinity points not to self, but to each other, one another. You see, the relational pattern of the divine Trinity is not solely reserved for God and the heavens.

 

No. It is given as a blueprint for the church and human life. A vision for how we live with one another, particularly across differences. On this Trinity Sunday, it seems fitting that we are called to ponder the mysteries of the Trinity and how it speaks to the struggles and hopes of our divided world.

 

You see, the Trinitarian truth of which Jesus speaks is not a truth merely of doctrinal correctness. This truth is not about having the correct beliefs in our heads. No, this Spirit's truth is deeply moral, deeply relational and deeply historical. It is the truth that rips off the band-aid and uncovers hidden wounds.

 

It is the truth that names Injustice, and it is the truth that, if heard, brings liberation. We have seen this spirit at work through movement for racial reconciliation and justice. We have seen truths long buried come to life. We have learned and have lived with the truth of stolen lands, broken treaties, red line neighborhoods, segregated schools, and generational trauma.