August 27, 2016

AT  LEAST  

TWO  BY  TWO

ALWAYS  THREE

Early on - someone figured it out -

genetically: it's not good to go it alone.
“It’s not good to be alone.”

They even put those words into

God’s mouth - knowing that God

didn’t want to go it alone either. 

This is before we discovered the

reality of God as Trinity - obviously -
as well as - community - obviously.

Later on - someone also figured it out:

every other thinks differently than I.

If we don’t get that one, then we’ll

find ourselves going it alone again.

Now that is a big discovery. In fact,

it has to be discovered over and over -

again and again - like in every 
relationship - argument - and covenant.

Unfortunately we fall. We do dumb. We

decide to go it alone - so Cain killed Abel -

and the Prodigal heads for pig pens.

But we learn - we rise - we reconsider -

we reach out - we head home - or there

is the other - coming down the road and

they stop to help us and bring us to

the local Inn because they care for us.

Then after too many crucifixions -

too many hidings from God and

from each other - we discover

deep within - each of us has within -

not only ourselves - and others - but

also the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2016