i begin to write

i begin to write

phrases so simple they could only compose a piece of a larger symphony. the sound swells around me. growing, evolving revolution to my ears. the swaying rhythms run helter-skelter only to discover i am in tune with a greater universe. something spiritual is in the room with me.

when i open my eyes to the world awake,
i feel a need. a need to create.

something has been occurring to me recently. humankind not only has an innate ability to create, but also we have something placed deep within us that kindles the desire.

as creatures, we naturally externalise. not only do we create in our heads, but we also create outside of ourselves. we create art and compose music, we write books on philosophy and religion, we travel the world and share our experiences, we broadcast our ideas of God and the greater cosmos, and we form societies and cultures. all of this happens within ourselves and moves outward. all of this happens in community.

any person remaining in solitude will eventually go mad. this is not a traditional descent to madness, but rather the need to externalize becomes so strong that one begins to seek externalisation from inexternalisable objects. (1) there is a natural need within us for community. if we cannot find it, we seek to create it.

i have been learning that God is, God has been, and God will be. within this, i am discovering that God exists around us, outside of us, and within us. christian theologians say that God has three parts. this is known as the trinity. as best as i can impart: God can be described as the perfect unity of the father, son, and the holy sprit, who exist altogether equal as God. just one part would not be enough to describe all of who God is.

i believe we have a necessity to externalise because every human individual has the image of God built inside them. any interaction with another person is a sacred treasure. this is why our greatest commands are to love God and to love our neighbour. (2) these cannot be separated. it would make sense that someone would descend to madness if they had no interaction with the visible image of God built into other people.

follow me as we take a significant leap:

God knew to give us the command to love our neighbour, because God, in creating us, knew that we would need this interaction. (3) while we are commanded to love and serve the people around us, it is even more basically a command to have people around us. when we disobey the command to be relational, our worlds fall apart. we cannot begin to love God if we cannot begin to love our neighbour.


(1) wilson the volleyball in the movie castaway.

(2) deut 6:5, lev 19:18

(3) in the biblical creation account: adam had no suitable helper, so God created one for him. Gen 2:18