Reflection on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Our first reading and Gospel this weekend are like bookends with the Psalm and the second reading in between. Our first reading calls us to reflect with the people at the time of Moses, about 1,200 years before the birth of Jesus. God is portrayed as merciful and gracious, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity. Our Gospel reminds us of a very familiar statement, namely, that “God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.” The graciousness and kindness of God is expressed in the most intimate way possible. We are reminded that God’s gift of Jesus was so that the world would be saved. Our Psalm includes other words by which to identify God, namely, as holy and gracious, praiseworthy and glorious. Our second reading, quite appropriately, calls us to rejoice that our God of love and peace will be with us. How blessed we are!