“Anyone who needs to be prayed over, come forward to the front of the altar,” the priest says at the healing service. Johnny gets in line. Once it’s his turn, the priest asks, “Johnny, what do you want me to pray about for you.” Johnny replies, “Father, I need to have you pray for my hearing.” The priest puts his hands on Johnny’s ears and prays and prays and prays. He prays a blue streak for Johnny. After about 15 minutes, the priest removes his hands, stands back and asks, “Johnny, how is your hearing now?” Johnny says, “Father, I don’t know. My hearing isn’t until next Wednesday.”

You know, the priest missed the entire point. It’s real easy to miss the real meaning of this Feast of Holy Trinity Sunday. The Holy Trinity is about sharing. The Holy Trinity is about relationships, the unique relationship between God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit with a relationship between Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier.

There is a story about an old Cherokee Chief who is teaching his eight-year-old grandson about life. He tells him, “A fight is going on inside me. It’s a terrible fight. It’s between two wolves. One is evil. That wolf is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, impatience, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, lies, an unforgiving heart, self-doubt, and worry. The other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, truth, forgiving, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside of you and inside every other person, too.” The grandson thought about it for a minute then turned to his grandfather and asked, “Grandfather, which wolf wins?” The old chief replied, “the one you feed. The one you feed.”

We may continue to ask for clear answers to complicated problems, but the Trinity reminds us that real joy in life is rooted in faith, relationships, love and service. This Feast of the Holy Trinity is very special to be able to love God, to love each other, because everything we have is from God and everything we have is for God.