I remember when I was a kid, my friend and I would be playing together really well. Then along would come her cousin and soon there was a quarrel that usually ended up with someone crying.
Playing in my yard next to the neighbor's fence in a little tunnel made in our spirea bushes was a great place for a tea party. My friend and I would be having such a good time until the mean boy next door decided to throw rocks over the fence, usually hitting one of us until we cried.
I'm not sure why but as a
teenager, I seemed to be the mediator between two friends. The three
of us would be together and the next thing I knew, my two friends were
fussing among themselves and asking me to take sides. Not wanting to
loose either as a friend, "Odd Number Three Me" would immediately try to
reason with my two friends......not a comfortable place to be.
When I was allowed to date, I had a friend just younger than I who wasn't yet dating. She appointed herself the third person on my dates and managed to tag along wherever we went. I didn't want to make my friend feel badly even though I wanted to say "Two's company; three's a crowd".
Marriages go along really well until a third party shows an interest in one of the spouses. You guessed it.......trouble because of number three.
Oh, and how about the Third Reich established by Adolf Hitler in 1933. You history buffs know that wasn't a good thing.
So is number three ever a good thing? Absolutely................
There is the Trinity. I don't completely understand it. I believe the Father is the creator of the whole universe. The Son died on the cross to save us from our sins. The Holy Spirit is the One who came to us as a Comforter. He is also the One who takes our request to the Father.
I'm thankful for all three of these even though I don't understand how it's possible. I'm glad God created this beautiful place called earth; the Son came to save me from eternal hell and the Holy Spirit is always there when I need someone to hear my prayers and comfort me when I need comforting.
1 John 5:7 says, "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."
When I was allowed to date, I had a friend just younger than I who wasn't yet dating. She appointed herself the third person on my dates and managed to tag along wherever we went. I didn't want to make my friend feel badly even though I wanted to say "Two's company; three's a crowd".
Marriages go along really well until a third party shows an interest in one of the spouses. You guessed it.......trouble because of number three.
Oh, and how about the Third Reich established by Adolf Hitler in 1933. You history buffs know that wasn't a good thing.
So is number three ever a good thing? Absolutely................
There is the Trinity. I don't completely understand it. I believe the Father is the creator of the whole universe. The Son died on the cross to save us from our sins. The Holy Spirit is the One who came to us as a Comforter. He is also the One who takes our request to the Father.
I'm thankful for all three of these even though I don't understand how it's possible. I'm glad God created this beautiful place called earth; the Son came to save me from eternal hell and the Holy Spirit is always there when I need someone to hear my prayers and comfort me when I need comforting.
1 John 5:7 says, "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."
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