Author: Deborah

Living the Lectionary by Marjory Bankson

Deborah

The Second Sunday after Pentecost

Image of the Holy Trinity as three angels who look like Asian, African, and Indigenous American women
Kelly Latimore, “Trinity” used by permission of the artist

June 7, 2026

TEXT: Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

Good morning Seekers.  I have a question for you. How many of you look for a handrail when you go up or down a flight of stairs? [show of hands]  As we continue to explore the “call to evolve,” I’ve heard some grumbling about using the common lectionary – which we chose to claim our connection with the worldwide Christian movement. Now it seems to curb our creativity.

But I want to suggest that using the Lectionary is like using a handrail to support movement or a change of direction.…

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Hiding In Plain Sight: the Gift of the Blessed Trinity by John Hassell

Deborah

Trinity — The First Sunday after Pentecost

Image of the Holy Trinity as three angels who look like Asian, African, and Indigenous American women
Kelly Latimore, “Trinity” used by permission of the artist

May 31, 2026

Good morning, everyone and welcome to the Sunday when we celebrate the Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity,

When did you first hear about the Trinity?  Was it in Sunday school?  Or a sermon from a particular minister?   I’ll tell you about the time I heard about it was from the Dominican nuns who taught me on Saturday mornings at CCD classes. (CCD stands for Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, rather heavy for a little eight-year old boy.) Quoting from the Baltimore catechism, Lesson Three “on the Unity and Trinity of God,” page eight to be exact:

Is there only one God?

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2026 Trinity Liturgy: God is With Us Always

Deborah

GATHERING

REFLECTION

This is our God. Not a distant judge nor a sadist, but a God who weeps. A God who suffers, not only for us, but with us. Nowhere is the presence of God amidst suffering more salient than on the cross. Therefore what can I do but confess that this is not a God who causes suffering. This is a God who bears suffering. I need to believe that God does not initiate suffering; God transforms it.

Nadia Bolz-Weber, Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint, p. 114

Image of the Holy Trinity as three angels who look like Asian, African, and Indigenous American women
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The Holy Spirit: An Interspiritual Perspective by Jacqie Wallen

Deborah

Pentecost

May 24, 2026

I love Pentecost because it is a celebration of the Holy Spirit, and I find myself relating much more deeply to the idea of the Holy Spirit than to the traditional Christian images of God. In Christianity, God is often portrayed as a distant, judging, male authority figure. The Holy Spirit, by contrast, feels to me like a more intimate and nurturing presence — the divine within us that inspires, guides, and transforms us. Also, to me the Holy Spirit is the female aspect of the Trinity.

In April I had the fortune of participating in Jeanne Marcus’ wonderful School for Christian Growth class on Interspirituality.…

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