Trinity Lutheran Elkhart Homilies Trinity Lutheran Church

“God himself is an eternal exchange of love, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and he has destined us to share in that exchange.” (CCC 221) “In the core of the Trinity, the Father laughs and gives birth to the Son. The Son laughs back at the Father and gives birth to the Spirit. The whole Trinity laughs and gives birth to us. All things love God.” (Meister Eckhart) Our human minds may not be able plunge into the depths of who the Trinity is, but what we do know is that God wants to share his exch...

As we come to the culmination of our Fan the Flame journey we are braving it! The vision and dream before us is big - crazy big. But the Spirit given at Pentecost gives us the courage to do it and fulfill the dreams of our Father.

Love makes all things Natural.

We must stay in the fire. Or as Jesus says, like branches in a vine. Which is difficult. We are often detached, disobedient, distracted and distressed. But in the end, a suffering vine makes finer wine. 1. You will Bear Fruit. We don’t just get fed, we feed.2. You get what you want, what you really want. Jesus!3. Jesus gets what he wants - to live through you. 4. A suffering vine makes finer wine.

Like sheep, we must follow and trust our Shepherd. Our readings today tell us to Know, Hear, and See.