Trinity Sunday (Year B)

First Reading - Isaiah 6.1-8

A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. It was in the year that King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord, sitting on a high throne, in robes that filled the temple. Angels, around the Lord, called out to one another, saying: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord almighty; the whole earth is filled with the glory of the Lord.’ Their voices shook the very foundations of the temple, and the temple was filled with smoke. I said: ‘I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live amongst a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord almighty!’ Then one of the angels flew to me, and touched my lips with a burning coal that had been taken from the altar, saying, ‘Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt is removed, and you are forgiven.’ Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, ‘Is there anyone I can send?’ And I said, ‘Here I am; send me.’ This is the word of the Lord.

Second Reading - Romans 8.14-17

A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans. Now that you are led by the spirit of God, you are adopted as children of God. God receives you not as slaves, to fall back into fear, but as adopted children, able to address God as ‘Abba’ and ‘Father’. And being adopted as children of God, we inherit all things, alongside Christ Jesus himself, including both his suffering and his glory. This is the word of the Lord.

Gospel - John 3.1-16

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. The Pharisee Nicodemus came to Jesus by night, saying, ‘Teacher, we know, by the signs that we have seen you do, that you have come from God, and that God is with you.’ Jesus said, ‘To see the kingdom of God, you must be reborn, from above.’ Nicodemus said, ‘How can anyone be born a second time?’ Jesus said, ‘To enter the kingdom of God, you must be born of both water and spirit. Flesh is born of flesh, and spirit is born of spirit, so do not be taken aback when I say, “You must be reborn, from above.” 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.’ Nicodemus said, ‘How can this be?’ Jesus said, ‘You are a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not see, or hear, or understand. You do not believe when I speak of what you see on earth, so how will you believe when I speak of heaven? No one has ascended into heaven - but the Son of Man came down from heaven. And the Son of Man must be lifted up (as the serpent was lifted up by Moses in the wilderness), so that whoever believes in the Son of Man may have everlasting life. God so loved the world that God gave the only Son of God, so that everyone who believes in the Son of God will not be lost, but will have everlasting life.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord.