Rather than taking a traditional, historical confessional approach to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, I would like to suggest how this complex and mysterious teaching of the church might work in modern day situations. Imagine a person coming to worship on Holy Trinity Sunday who is not wondering if they will confess the lengthy Athanasian Creed. Rather, the person’s mind is weighed down with the stunning news that their employer of 25 years is closing down the plant and company. All three hundred or so employees are told they have worked their last week there and a short amount of severance pay will be mailed to them in the coming weeks.

On Holy Trinity Sunday, where is God for those people who have lost their means of putting food on the table and keeping a roof over their head, as well …