Trinity Sunday - June 4th, 2023 (Click Here for Readings)

When God commanded Moses to rebuild a second set of tablets in place of the ones he broke, it showed his willingness as a God of second chances, to receive his people once again as his own.

It showed his character of being “merciful and gracious, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” Regardless of how stiffed-necked the Israelites were, God was willing to take them back in his arms despite their behaviors and attitudes. But along with this love and kindness was also a warning that if they ever helped to mold a golden calf to worship again, they would experience sorrow and grief.

God also wanted Moses to know who he really was. In addition to giving his ten commandments, he wanted to come down to the mountain and announce himself to Moses by name, as in a friendship. And this was so stunning to Moses that he could only ask God in the lowest of his humility to receive the unworthy Israelites as his own once again, and proceed on with the journey to the promised land.

There are many ways our behaviors today can resemble the Israelites back then. How often have we given up on God in our times of need (or want) and resorted to substitute idols for our comfort and satisfaction? How many golden calves have we gone to and relied on when God wasn’t doing “good enough” for us? How many mentors, superiors and advisors in the flesh have we counted on for answers to our problems.

When we can’t find shoulders to cry on, we resort to stimulating movies, books, YouTube channels, social media and news flashes; all for the purpose of finding love and solace in all the wrong places when the only true answers lie within “the Most Holy Trinity” defined in today’s second reading from St. Paul to the Corinthians.

Think also of the ways we resemble the culture of the Corinthians today. How often have we ignored opportunities with people we’ve shunned instead of trying to knit ourselves together in harmony with them? Even our minor differences can cause alienations. St Paul wanted the divisions and misunderstandings of the Corinthians to be healed by “the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.”

Like the Corinthians with their factions and divisions, we are also susceptible to being divided. So let us pray ceaselessly for the peace, love and unity within our communities through the power of the Most Holy Trinity.

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