tHErE CAn ONlY Be OnE

It's a beautiful situation when two becomes one.

Marriage is one of the most sacred institutions in our society.

"And the two shall become one flesh; So they are no longer two but one flesh." (Mark 10:8)

Even the concept is not lost in our favorite pastime of sports. Thirteen in football, five in basketball, and nine in baseball. All starters, with individual qualities and specific skill sets working together, unified for one common goal: To win a championship in a team sport. All these participants must become one to be successful. I'm sure you can apply this to the business world in corporations, sales teams, and perhaps, if you're so bold, even in political realms as well.

Even men that had an absolutely ridiculous plan were nearly able to achieve it because they adopted teamwork, single focus, and one vision.

"And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone., and slime they had for mortar. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." (Genesis 11:3-4)

A daring venture to become relevant and make a lasting impression for generations to come. A plot to sustain history and legacy and perhaps be famous among men. "Let us" was the rallying cry. Not me and not I but us.

Some of the most beautiful hues the world has ever seen is only possible because two became one. Like so:

Red and Blue = Purple
Yellow and Red = Orange
Red and Green = Brown
Black and White = Gray
Red and White = Pink
and lastly, Blue and Yellow = Green

I'm almost certain that most of you, if not all of you, love these colors but let's just say for argument's sake that you (gasp- Heaven forbid) hate the color "green". Does this mean you also hate blue and yellow too? They are not diluted in any way nor is their individual brilliance diminished --they just have touched in such a magnificent way that their blend has forged one of the most beautiful colors of the color spectrum. It speaks to the color's versatility and it's ability to be multi dimensional and fertile in a sense. Can you imagine a world without blue, yellow, or green in it? How would it look? What kind of emotions would be emitted? It's something we don't consider because we've never had to. The culture associated with the color green, just as one example, has been documented for centuries and is so ingrained in the fabric of many countries and nations. Who can watch the onset of spring and see brown leaves instead of green and have the same excitement about spring and soon, summer? We benefit from this color and the emotion that comes with it. It's just a small colorful example of what happens when you put two awesome colors together. Beautiful, vibrant, and brilliant! Who could hate that?

Perhaps one day we can see the same value in people who don't like us but contribute something incredible to our lives and to our nation as a whole. There are plenty of examples but it's painfully obvious that when we work together as one, we can accomplish the impossible. That's always possible.