As the days of the early summer begin to unwind, the big day slowly approaches, June 7th, the anniversary of my Baptism. 28 Years ago, Father plante traced the sign of the cross on my forehead and said the words, "I claim you for Christ our King." Those words were always the most beautiful to me of the Baptism ceremony. A tiny baby, is marked with holy Chrisim, and claimed for service in the army of Christ.

This weekend is also the Solemnty of the Most Holy Trinity. The doctrine of the Trinity has been argued by Theologians for centuries. God the Father, the eternal uncreated God, takes uhman form in His Son Jesus, and the love between the two results in the Holy Spirit, which has been described as "the generation of love from the love that is shared." It is the love between the three Persons of the One Triune God that keeps creation turning in its natural order. The Father who created everything, the Son who redeemed everything, and the Spirit, that ties us into the Divinity...the Spirit that on the day of our Baptism touches us, and changes our very character to liken us unto the character of Christ Himself.

On the day of my Baptism, my parents promised the Lord to raise me in the faith, and on the day of my Confirmation I affirmed those promises to live my life according to the Church and her teachings. Through the years I have learned that living that life is not always easy. I had to learn how to meld my faith, with my homosexuality. Many would ask how...many DO ask how. Its easy. I live my life everyday as honest as possible. I love my friends, and try to always put them first. I love my boyfriend, and try to make sure that every second of every day he is at the forefront of my decisions. I work an honest job, and earn an honest days pay for an honest days work. I try to always give when someone is in need. As Jesus said, "everytime you clothe the naked, feed the hungary, care for the sick, you do it for me."

That is because that One Triune God lives in all of us, and so therefore we are called to see God in one another. It sounds like fluff, but it really is true, and its a reality that I have seen in the lives of those around me. I see it in my own life. God reveals himself almost everyday to me. Weather it be in a laugh prompted by a random customer at work, a smile brought on by a friend, or the feeling of warmth that swells within me when I hold my boyfriend in my arms.

The love of the Triune God shines through even in the darkest moments of life, and those are the moments when I am reminded of those promises made by my parents 28 years ago, and re-affirmed by me on the day of my Confirmation. The difficult times are those moments of frustration. Those times when it seems as though God has turned His face. Those moments of despair when we think that we are in this crazy world all alone. We never are alone, because God is with us in those people who He has placed in our lives, always at the right moments...just when we need it.

So today as I face the anniversary of my Baptism, I rejoice in the blessings I have recieved over the years, and look forward to many more. I look forward to the many Blessings God will bring, and the showering of marvelous grace that comes when we least expect it. Thank you Lord, and thank all of you, who are His face in my daily life.