To God's people who are scattered like foreigners in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. God the Father decided to choose you as his people, and his Spirit has made you holy. You have obeyed Jesus Christ and are sprinkled with his blood. (1 Peter 1:1-2 CEV)
With these words Peter starts his letter to the new Christian community. It is one of the more obviously trinitarian passages in Scripture and is here for a good reason. Peter writes about the new people, the new priestly race, the new royal family which is the Church. So, before he talks about this new community, it only makes sense to point to its origin: the Trinity, the Divine Community of Love. The Church is in some way an extension of the interaction among the Divine Persons and is modeled after the Trinity. The Church is the Trinity's child and all Three Persons were involved in her birth.
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