One
When we think of the number one, what do we think about? Are we thinking about ourselves? Is one lonely? What can you do with one? There are so many different perspectives of one.
In the scriptures we are told to cleave unto our spouses and become one. Christ wants us to me one with him as he is one with the Father. We use the number one in this context, it is never talking about ourselves or in a singular manner. We are to join, multiple with one or more persons. So what does that mean?
How many of us look around and say I want to be one of them? They appear to have it all. If I could be one of them, then I would have it all and life would be good. Why don't we say, I want to be one with those people over there. If I could be one with them, then life would be good.
When Christ chose his disciples, he did not look for a special group or type of men to follow him. He chose people from all walks of life. He did not look to see if they were popular, rich, good looking, smart, or otherwise. When people came to listen to him, he did not turn them away because they did or did not fall into one of these categories. He looked at them all the same.
Then in one of his final prayers, he asked that we, us today and them in the past could be one. What does that mean? Do we pray to fit into his group or does it matter? Though different, we are all to be one. We are all to do our best to accept, live with, and find ways to love one another.
We don't choose the families we are born into. We don't choose who we attend church with or what ward we belong to. We don't always choose our neighbors. We don't choose who we share a classroom with. We don't always choose who are choir partners are. We may not even choose who are roommates are. What we do choose is how we interact with all of the previously mentioned peoples. The question is, can we become one with them? These are questions only we can answer individually as one child of God. We cannot rely on someone else answer. We can not fit into some one else mold. We are uniquely one, commanded to be uniquely one with others who themselves are one.
Stop and look at the pasture you are in. You may find it is just as green as the one on the other side of the fence. You may find there are others trying to get into your pasture because of what it has to offer. Maybe if we were to focus more time on being one in the pasture instead of trying to get into another, we will find the happiness we are seeking.
In the scriptures we are told to cleave unto our spouses and become one. Christ wants us to me one with him as he is one with the Father. We use the number one in this context, it is never talking about ourselves or in a singular manner. We are to join, multiple with one or more persons. So what does that mean?
How many of us look around and say I want to be one of them? They appear to have it all. If I could be one of them, then I would have it all and life would be good. Why don't we say, I want to be one with those people over there. If I could be one with them, then life would be good.
When Christ chose his disciples, he did not look for a special group or type of men to follow him. He chose people from all walks of life. He did not look to see if they were popular, rich, good looking, smart, or otherwise. When people came to listen to him, he did not turn them away because they did or did not fall into one of these categories. He looked at them all the same.
Then in one of his final prayers, he asked that we, us today and them in the past could be one. What does that mean? Do we pray to fit into his group or does it matter? Though different, we are all to be one. We are all to do our best to accept, live with, and find ways to love one another.
We don't choose the families we are born into. We don't choose who we attend church with or what ward we belong to. We don't always choose our neighbors. We don't choose who we share a classroom with. We don't always choose who are choir partners are. We may not even choose who are roommates are. What we do choose is how we interact with all of the previously mentioned peoples. The question is, can we become one with them? These are questions only we can answer individually as one child of God. We cannot rely on someone else answer. We can not fit into some one else mold. We are uniquely one, commanded to be uniquely one with others who themselves are one.
Stop and look at the pasture you are in. You may find it is just as green as the one on the other side of the fence. You may find there are others trying to get into your pasture because of what it has to offer. Maybe if we were to focus more time on being one in the pasture instead of trying to get into another, we will find the happiness we are seeking.
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