Comment: It was the beginning of summer and I was chomping at the bit to do some more story sermons. Only I was interested in doing something that explained the Trinity, something that might prove more memorable than other sermons I had tried on the subject. For Father's Day, I tackled the First Person of the Trinity.

Matthew 6:1-8

"Jake! Jacob ben Jacob! Is that you?"

Samuel's voice was very excited. The peculiar puffy eyelids could only be those of his childhood friend. The man turned and looked at him.

"Sammy? Sammy, my old friend!"

They gave each other a huge hug and a big kiss. Samuel had not expected such a great blessing.

No one else in the milling crowd paid much attention to them as they greeted each other so warmly.

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it," Samuel repeated.…