The church's doors were opened again for the first time since March 19th this past Sunday, welcoming back over a hundred parishioners to worship together again under one roof. What a joy it was for me to see so many faces together again in our Lord's house.
Being able to come together again in such a way to give praise and thanks to God is what we are called to do as a community of faith. The Most Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, though distinct from one another, is a great reminder of the relationship we are called to have, to be one. We see this not just in the image of the Holy Trinity, but also in the prayer that Jesus says to His Father in the Gospel of John (cf. 17.20-21).
My dear Brothers and Sisters, something to reflect on: How can we help bring healing and unity to a broken world? I believe one of the things that may help is to take time to pray and ask our Lord to help us to acknowledge any hurts, fears and anxieties we may be carrying inside ourselves, whether consciously or not, and ask Him to heal and let go of those things so that we can truly be open to loving each other more genuinely.
May the Holy Trinity dwell in our world, dwell in our nation, dwell in our homes, so that we may all be one.
