There are three things that are too amazing for me,
Four that I do not understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky
the way of a snake upon a rock
the way of a ship on the high seas
the way of a man with a maiden Proverbs30:18-19
Proverbs 30 is a fascinating chapter - its sayings are attributed to a man named Agur. It seems that he was fond of the "3 then 4" pattern. It is a literary device which indicates an increasing sense of whatever emotion is being conveyed - in this context an increasing sense of amazement - reaching the high point in the last of the images.
It is easy for us to take our spouses/significant others for granted. It is easy for us to take the gift of romantic love as a right that we deserve. Agur does not fall into this trap - for him the gift of romantic love between a man and a woman is an amazing and wondrous thing!
Look at his three warm-ups:
- The eagle in the sky soars effortlessly on the thermal updrafts that it finds instinctively
- The snake glides across the rocks with incredible speed and agility, its body hugging the rock and finding traction on the smallest of leverage points
- A ship on the high seas seems so small and insignificant and yet it triumphs over the huge waves as it floats to the top of the swells.
When the love between a man and a woman is not hampered by unforgiveness and bad communication it:
- finds energy and beauty that is greater than the sum of the parts
- can have the sensitivity to make incredible progress
- can overcome great and awesome challenges
When last did you look at your marriage/relationship with such wonder?
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Theo Groeneveld theo@emmanuel.org.za
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