Week of June 3, 2012

1. Read John 3:1-17.
2. Read also the Proper Preface for Trinity Sunday, found on page 380 of The Book of Common Prayer: For with your co‑eternal Son and Holy Spirit, you are one God, one Lord, in Trinity of Persons and in Unity of Being; and we celebrate the one and equal glory of you, O Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
3. Do your best to describe your views of the doctrine of the Trinity.  What does it mean?
4. How do you see the three Persons of the Trinity active in our reading from John?
5. Let's look closer at the Proper Preface.  What does it mean that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are "co-eternal"?
6. What does it mean that they are "in Unity of Being"?
7. What does it mean that they "one and equal"?
8. Is there anything about this doctrine that is challenging for you?
9. How does God being in Trinity help you know God better?
10. Pray for one another.