Reflections on the Gospel Reading for Trinity Sunday, June 15, 2014
Matthew 28:16-20
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Reflections: Jesus’ parting words here are used in
the baptism rite and frequently invoked as a closing in our prayers. By
invoking the name of the Holy Trinity, we place ourselves and our concerns in
the heart of a Mystery that is awe-some in the original sense of the word, “inspiring
awe.” God is both intimately close
and majestically transcendent. And we are witnesses to this infinite Mystery,
which can always more deeply explored, but never fully grasped.
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