I remember, God.
I remember sitting in church
on Neville Island—
hard wooden pews,
my parents, brother, sister all together.
I remember singing:
“Holy, holy, holy!
Merciful and mighty!
God in three persons,
Blessed Trinity!”
And I did not understand.
I remember, God.
I remember sitting in many churches,
sometimes in pews,
sometimes in chairs behind the pulpit.
I remember singing.
“Holy, holy, holy!
Merciful and mighty!
God in three persons,
Blessed Trinity!”
And understanding flickered dimly.
I remember, God.
I remember choosing hymns
for congregations of fewer than ten people
for congregations of hundreds.
I remember asking people to sing.
“Holy, holy, holy!
Merciful and mighty!
God in three persons,
Blessed Trinity!”
And through the years,
with repeated singing,
I give thanks, Triune God,
that some understanding began to grow.
You are One.
You are Three.
You are Three.
You are One.
You exist in eternal relationship,
forever bound together in love.
And the human creature,
created in your image,
is created for relationships—
created to love …
to love you,
to love one another,
to love creation,
to love ourself.
Lead me, God,
to understand more fully this mystery.
And more importantly, God,
lead me to live this mystery:
living love each day
as you, Creator, Christ, and Holy Spiri
live love.
“Holy, holy, holy!
Merciful and mighty!
God in three persons,
Blessed Trinity!”
Amen.
Along the Graybeard Trail 