In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. – Genesis 1:1-2, NRSV
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. – 2 Corinthians 13:13, NRSV
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. – Matthew 28:19-20, NRSV
Dear Beloved of St. David’s,
There’s a lot going on at the end of May, both liturgically and in our social calendars. The time both pre and post Memorial Day weekend heralds in graduations, family gatherings, the close of another school year, and the arrival of summer. While liturgically we have transitioned from Eastertide to Pentecost with the second Sunday turning to the rather complicated topic of…The Trinity…the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
When I was growing up, Scripture was as likely to be sung as said in our home. My mother taught me many tunes, but there was one particular tune we sang in harmony that became a centering prayer for us. I went on to teach the song to my daughter, and it became the same for us. It wasn’t until I was grown that I realized the words were from Psalm 51 (KJV):
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; [repeated from vs 10] and renew a right spirit within me.
I now realize that, through these verses as a child, I began to understand the workings of the Holy Spirit in my life and the “communion” with…well…everything. God, you, me, and all of God’s creation, always connected.
A sense of the Spirit on my breath as I sketched a flower or watched a great storm roll through somehow bound to the Spirit that swept over the face of the waters in the beginning of Genesis. The Spirit that connects us as we sit together in worship or prayer…Reminding us that we are connected with and through the Triune God.
So, no matter what your summer plans are, don’t forget to take the time to sit and meditate and pray. Allow the renewing of a right Spirit and share in this joyous news with others. Perhaps even harmonizing with the psalms of the Triune God.
Grace and Peace,
The Rev. Tanya Regli
Associate Rector
Published on May 28, 2026.