And that's why God made Adam a helpmeet, and why the institution of marriage is so universal.
Nevertheless, we enter and leave the world alone, and our connections to anyone are always and only contingent, life being so full of tragedy and surprise.
Perhaps it's different for a committed Christian who may (I don't know) feel God's comfort and closeness. But no one has ever sat down with God over a cup of coffee and laughed and laughed at some silly nonsense.
You're right that you can't sit down with God and just laugh over silly things, as you mentioned, God saw that need and sent Adam a helpmeet.
And we do enter and leave the world alone, with the exception of Christ. He's there whether we want him or not and we'll all come face to face with him eventually. But otherwise, tragedy and surprise and change do take place, and the only person we're sure to die with is ourselves (and not to be redundant, but Christ).
It's a different thing - being close with the Lord. It's a relationship and a responsibility and a comfort and a hope. I'm not really sure how to explain it other than that. I guess it's like having a single friend and describing marriage, it just changes things.
I think you've explained it pretty well. In your simile I'm your single friend who hears your words, understands them on one level, but simply has never had the experience and so can only 'understand' from a great distance.
And that's why God made Adam a helpmeet, and why the institution of marriage is so universal.
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, we enter and leave the world alone, and our connections to anyone are always and only contingent, life being so full of tragedy and surprise.
Perhaps it's different for a committed Christian who may (I don't know) feel God's comfort and closeness. But no one has ever sat down with God over a cup of coffee and laughed and laughed at some silly nonsense.
You're right that you can't sit down with God and just laugh over silly things, as you mentioned, God saw that need and sent Adam a helpmeet.
ReplyDeleteAnd we do enter and leave the world alone, with the exception of Christ. He's there whether we want him or not and we'll all come face to face with him eventually. But otherwise, tragedy and surprise and change do take place, and the only person we're sure to die with is ourselves (and not to be redundant, but Christ).
It's a different thing - being close with the Lord. It's a relationship and a responsibility and a comfort and a hope. I'm not really sure how to explain it other than that. I guess it's like having a single friend and describing marriage, it just changes things.
"I'm not really sure how to explain it..."
ReplyDeleteI think you've explained it pretty well. In your simile I'm your single friend who hears your words, understands them on one level, but simply has never had the experience and so can only 'understand' from a great distance.