In the early 1980s, when the 1979 Prayer Book was beginning to be used throughout the church, there were clergy who would begin the Holy Eucharist not with the words, “Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” Instead, they said, “Blessed be God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier.” However, this was not a new insight into the nature of God. God is not defined by what God did or does.
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