Around here, we write for 5 minutes on
Fridays, unedited, unvarnished.
Join: a verb, usually referring to one
person taking up with a group of people in a common endeavor. It
also is a verb referring to the act of connecting two objects, like
two pieces of wood. Those pieces of wood can be working side by
side—in which case the join laminates the two, giving the joined
pair the combined strength of both.
More delicate is the joining of wood at
an angle. At minimum, something must hold the two together, like
nails or glue, but, to be stronger, pieces of each must extend into
the other, like interlocking fingers. The joint is stronger, but
each retains its own identity.
Most delicate is the joining of wood at
ends to make one continuous piece. It is possible just to abut the
ends together and connect them with glue, but that is the weakest
joint. That joint, to be strong, requires careful overlapping and
even fusion of elements of both to be strong enough for the task. It
is the joint that takes the most time, and requires the most of each.
And so it is with my walk with the
Lord. I can walk alongside Him, or I can allow Him into specific
places in my life while reserving others for myself, or I can
surrender completely to Him.
Join me unto You, oh Lord, until I
cannot tell where I end and you begin. Amen.
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