Today we celebrate Trinity Sunday. Frederick Buechner writes that “The much maligned doctrine of the Trinity is an assertion that, appearances to the contrary notwithstanding, there is only one God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit mean that the mystery beyond us, the mystery among us, and the mystery within us are all the same mystery. Thus the Trinity is a way of saying something about us and the way we experience God.”
Through out the centuries, defining the Mystery Within Us has challenged us. Jesus says, “The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.
The church, from its earliest days, in the face of the great mystery has always prayed “Come, Holy Spirit.” Below are the words from the Veni Sancte Spiritus, sometimes called the “Golden Sequence,” a sequence prescribed in the Roman Liturgy for the Masses of Pentecost and the following days. Accompanying the Veni is a contemporary prayer by Kevin Hart that echoes our want of the Holy Spirit to be real in our lives. 
Join the conversation as we consider the following questions:
How do we understand this mystery?
What does it mean for the Spirit to blow through the church?
Does Spirit blowing through the church require a change in our identity and understanding of our mission?
