God and Not-God (Updated)

Nine years ago, on Trinity Sunday, I preached a sermon called “God and Not-God: A Short History.” This year, I return to that story—the story of a God who is eternal, perfect, and love itself, and of Not-God, the fragile, impermanent world we inhabit.

From Abraham’s trust to Moses’ awe, from the commandments on the mountain to the Word made flesh in Jesus Christ, God has been drawing us away from idols and into relationships. And in the great mystery of the Holy Trinity—Parent, Child, and Spirit—we glimpse the perfect love that holds everything together and invites us in.

Though we live in Not-God, our being rests in God, who empowers us to love, to resist sin, and to join the eternal flow of divine love.