A Wedding Dress?... woven w/ Strands of Three Cords?

Seems to me that God essentially "wove creation" w/ strands of three chords in a pattern that communicates relationship - in that it seems all living things inherently possess both needs & something others need in order to survive. And - as it all relates to the crown of creation - Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. - that people possess those same two inherent needs as well as a third - an inherent need to be needed (loved?!) -- and that all healthy human relationships hinge on the element of humility (versus pride) which enables authority to lead best/most effectively by serving -- & those under authority to submit out of honor, respect & devotion (sure sounds like LOVE to me!).

The Trinity - Father, Son, Holy Spirit

Church - Pastor, Elders, Lay People

Marriage - Husband, Wife in submission to God

Family - Father, Mother, Children

Faith, Hope & Love (the greatest of these is love)

(The greatest demonstration of love): The Cross - a vertical beam, a horizontal beam, Jesus

Hmmm....The closer I look... the more I seem to see a simply elegant(!) tapestry of grace unfolding -- that resembles.... a Wedding Dress(!?)...seamless!, flawless!, perfect! - A magnificent, exquisite, unique, extremely intelligent & totally original design - beautiful beyond description.

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Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NIV) Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken

Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV) You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

2 Cor 3:12 - 13 (NIV) Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away. But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the LORD, the veil is taken away. Now the LORD is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the LORD is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the LORD’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever increasing glory, which comes from the LORD, who is the Spirit.

Psalm 19 is definitely worth reading after considering all of this :)

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Note: Some other strands of three chords - my list keeps growing - feel free to add to it via comments if you think of others :)

- Umbilical Cord (life giving/sustaining connection!): Three vessels/Three components... vein, artery, gelatinous material

- Human Life: mind, body, soul

- The strongest structural compenent - a triangle

- Education (Understanding?): Science (Creation), History (HisStory), Math

- Volume / Three Dimensions: Length x Width x Height

- American Government - Executive, Judicial, Legislative Branches

- Nature's Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire

- Needed to sustain life: nourishment, light, breath

- Atoms: protons, neutrons, electrons

...and - have you ever looked closely at a diagram of DNA? The essence/building block of life! ...If you ask me, it also resembles ... a strand of three cords -- Dioxi-Ribo-Nucleic acid