Lectionary Poem: The One Who Does Not Fall Apart
A character in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
describes the Trinity as
“madness.”
It is madness, I suppose.
How can anything or Anyone be
One and Three, both?
And yet.
It’s the harder road to
believe and preach
such madness.
And yet.
The world does seem to be falling apart,
after all.
Wars and fears of wars.
Our high ideals, disposed of swiftly,
without shame.
And yet.
Maybe there is a One and Three
who does not fall apart.
Maybe there is a One and Three
who is perfect community,
a timeless dance.
Loving our falling apart world.
Inviting Isaiah and Nicodemus
and all of us
to new life.
Year B: The First Sunday after Pentecost – Trinity Sunday
May26, 2024
Isaiah 6:1-8
John 3:1-17
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