Jesus’ inaugural address, the Sermon on the Mount, is three chapters long in Matthew’s Gospel. His farewell address, given at the Last Supper, is five chapters in John’s Gospel. But how blessed that we have the full liturgical year to give us time to appreciate every blessed twist and turn in between. Today, Jesus alarms the Apostles with the news that he’s leaving them! But as he goes to the Father, he will send the “Advocate,” also called the Paraclete, the Consoler, above all, the Holy Spirit. This dynamic, Jesus-to-his-Father, Spirit-to-his-followers gives us the Trinity in action: a “triple play,” you might say.
No wonder the Apostles are confused! How can we even conceive of a God, omnipotent and interactive, bringing all of history and eternity into focus? But it’s true!
Living Faith
May 7, 2024
The 6th Week of Easter
The Trinity in Action
…if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you.
John 16:7
Acts 16:22-34 • Psalm 138:1-3, 7-8 • John 16:5-11
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