Three’s Company

I know, I know. the saying suggests that three’s a crowd rather than company.

It’s certainly a bit awkward to feel like a spare part in a conversation. On the surface it certainly looks like it’s better to just have a one to one engagement, rather than a one to one to one.

It came back to me recently, though, that there is a lot of wisdom in considering the power of three. It’s a good minimum for effective things to take place. Even the call to go out in pairs is given by someone who suggests there will be a third element to provide support for them as they go.

There is something significant about being in relation with two others on the same project and joining forces to produce something of brilliance based on the three of us combining and collaborating. Yes it does provide a judge between two opposing forces, but for the one set of ears, it provides two points to consider and synthesise and put that together with your own there’s something even more substantial than perhaps would be evident if there was just the one other perspective.

Notice as well, when it comes to one person considering an argument, the one needs to hear at least two perspectives on the matter to reach a considered conclusion. Something about the power of three in agreement and in fellowship can be really powerful. I think about how marriage thrives because there’s the husband, the wife and the one who brings them together and sustains their union because of what He knows about getting two parties to work together. That is to say those two only know how to be one, because of an important other one.

There’s also something about know the original three’s company …

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For His Name’s Sake

Shalom

C. L. J. Dryden