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In John’s Gospel, Jesus makes a world-altering request: that his followers might be united with him just as he is united with God the Father. “Jesus speaks of an eternal union — the grand weave of humanity swept up into the mystical life of the Trinity itself,” writes Summerlee Staten. “Beyond time and founded on an overflowing love.”

Recommended by Trinity clergy and staff, the hand-picked books on this Pride reading list — from poetry to science fiction, theology to memoir — will comfort you, inspire you, and dare you to settle into the goodness of all God’s creation. And that includes you.

It takes faith to live in a world that denies protections to the most vulnerable, where the dignity of every human being is not respected. But not just any faith. “It’s a faith,” writes the Rev. Yein Kim, “birthed in the greatest gift Jesus leaves us: God’s peace.”

What does it mean to truly love one another? It looks a lot like doing the things Jesus did: healing the sick, feeding the hungry, liberating the captive. “In Jesus, we encounter a God who turns down power and wealth and chooses to spend his time with the outcast,” writes the Rev. Matthew Welsch. “We encounter a God who chooses to serve others rather than to be served.”

“The LORD is my shepherd.” The time-tested words of Psalm 23 reassure us that “God’s love is both present and personal,” no matter what’s happening around us. In relationship with God and one another, writes Kathy Bozzuti-Jones, we have all that we need. “We are enough. We have enough. There is enough.”

The Most Rev. Marinez Bassotto, the first woman presiding bishop of the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil, shares the impact of her pioneering ministry on a visit to Trinity.

From first-time walkers to seasoned advocates, Trinity’s 2025 AIDS Walk New York team brings together parishioners and staff of all ages to put faith into action — one step at a time.

When we, like the Apostle Paul, encounter Jesus along the roads of our lives, we don’t swap our old beliefs for a set of new, equally rigid ones. “The story of Paul’s conversion begs us to trade our certainty for a posture of humility and wonder,” writes Summerlee Staten. “Who knows what facets of divine light might be available to us, if we await God’s revealing with openness.”

The disciple Thomas, who refuses to believe the news of Jesus’s resurrection without seeing it for himself, is known as a doubter. But in focusing on Thomas's uncertainty, we miss a deeper truth. “Doubt is not at odds with faith; it’s part of it!” writes the Rev. Yein Kim. Jesus isn’t angry when we ask questions. On the contrary, he meets us where we are and gives us exactly what we need to believe.

Meet the talented cohort of emerging leaders determined to use their faith to create positive change in our world.