It can get lost in all the buzz, can't it? So many things going on - a three-day weekend, school letting out in many places, summer travel season starting, gas prices rising, vacation planning - you get the picture. Especially this year, we can forget a most important component of our weekend celebration, one that should be a focal point of this weekend's activities.
I am, of course, talking about Trinity Sunday. Having celebrated Pentecost Sunday last weekend, we are now in what has historically been known as Ordinary Time - that season from now until Christ the King Sunday where we live out a life in anticipation of Christ's second coming. The first of these Sundays is known as Trinity Sunday. We particularly celebrate the fullness of the Trinity today because, in a way, we have come "full circle" from expectation from the Father (Advent), to incarnation and ministry of the Son (Christmastide, Season after Epiphany, Lent/Easter) to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (late Eastertide through Pentecost).
This weekend is so important for all of us, not only for the informal transition to summer - and the celebration of Trinity Sunday - because of our nation's observance of Memorial Day. For many reasons, I am fond of Memorial Day, since it calls us to remember that, as a society we didn't get to where we are without the sacrifices of others. In the midst of all your other Memorial Day activities, take the appropriate amount of time this weekend to honor those who died in service to others. Remember in your prayer their families and those still grieving their loss.
Even with all the other activities going on, this weekend is first and foremost all about remembering the sacrificial work of others. Sunday, we will remember and celebrate the work of the Triune God (father, son, and spirit). Monday, we will observe an appropriate remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives for others. Every day, we will give thanks to God for our many blessings (seen and unseen).
See You Soon!
Lamar
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