“Although the God within, appears to be divided, He is never divided. He is situated as one.”
“For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father , the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and there three are one.”
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, The Lord is one.”
This idea that God is one has been resonating in my spiritual life, academic life, and my personal life in the past 2-3 years. The notion that God is one can seem so simple but yet so complex. The notion that God is one can seem so obvious but yet so abstract. The notion that God is one can seem so Monotheistic but yet so Polytheistic.
God is One.
I was compelled simply by the word “One”.
Say it, on its own.
“One”
This word, for some reason, is so FULL, so DRAMATIC, so WHOLESOME! I would lay on my bed and repeat “One” as I thought of God. Just saying the word on its own stirs up so much thought, so much emotion, and so much feeling. How can something so small can appear so big? How can something that is singular can be felt infinitely. This idea then compelled me to define the word “One” in order to encompass the essence of what this word entails. According to the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, “one” was defined as:
- being a single unit or thing
- being the same in kind or quality
- constituting a unified entity of two or more components
- being in agreement or union
As I reflected on these definitions, I realized that, being a single unit or of being the same kind or quality needs to be first constituted of many things in order for it to be in union or in agreement. Basically, in order for something to be “One” it must first consist of something or of many things. The idea of “One” would not exist if the idea of “Many” was not established. How would we be able to distinguish “One” from the others if “Many” did not exist? How would we be able to value the Greatness of God, if the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit did not exist? How would we be able to appreciate the union of a family, if the father, mother, brother, or sister did not exist? How would we be able to acknowledge the whole beauty of creation, if the land, the water, the birds, the trees, the flowers, and the bees did not exist? How would we be able to worship God if
Christianity,
“For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father , the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and there three are ONE.” 1 John 5:7
Judaism,
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, The Lord is ONE.” Deuteronomy 6:4-9
or
Hinduism,
“Although the God within, appears to be divided, He is never divided. He is situated as ONE.” Bhagavad Gita chap. 13, verse 17
did not exist?
How would we be able to experience God’s ONENESS if His INFINITY did not exist?
God is One.
God is Infinite.
Let His Oneness resonate within us infinitely.
Amen.