God brings us home into the love of the Trinity, through the Son in the Spirit. – Rom 5:1-5; John 16:12-15; Trinity Sunday

A homily I wrote for preaching class based on this year's readings for Trinity Sunday.

Do you ever feel weighed down, pressed upon, under pressure, stressed?  When St. Paul talks about our afflictions in the 2^nd reading, that’s what he’s talking about; in fact, the literal meaning of the Greek word he uses is ‘being squashed and squeezed,’ like a piece of concrete undergoing a stress test.  Squeezing is a technique that civil engineers use to test a piece of concrete before they use it to build something substantial.  If there are any tiny cracks in the concrete that are invisible under normal circumstances but could cause the building to come crashing down, under pressure they become plainly visible to the naked eye.  It’s not safe to build with concrete unless it’s first been afflicted.

When God has finished with me

Guest post for the Holy Cross Vocations blog.