Seeing God Again - reflections on the Trinitarian Faith course

So I actually said a while ago I would never use marriage or children as an analogy because most half of people who are of traditional marriageable age are not now.

and most people are childless.

So I apologise for this analogy I'm going to use.

I'm using it in that self-aware way.

So if you are not married or don't have children, think of godchildren, nephews, nieces, people you're kind of passionate about.

So basically, it's always quite nice as a parent to be liked by your kids.

Has anyone ever had that feeling of like, Yeah.

But it's not really necessary, is it? Do you know what I mean? You're not in there for them to like you.

It's not a narcissistic endeavor.

It's a sacrificial endeavor.

The point is they are loved, not we are loved in the relationship.

Does that make sense? anyway I literally so I'll be like please just be nice to me because it's kind of good for you like you honour your parents because it just makes you a person that people want to employ you know you're like be that kind of person that people love but I don't need to have the honour okay however I literally hate it when they don't get on with each other it literally winds me up it's the thing that gets me the most down in every situation is when they're bickering or fighting or winding each other up.

And I absolutely love it when they get on with each other.

It is probably when I'm the most happy, is when, even if it's against me, I don't really care.

I'm just like, at least you're championing each other.

I love being outnumbered.

I love them finding that language that no one understands that you have when you're a teenager.

I had it as well with my brother.

My parents didn't understand.

And then trying to intrude and go, what

was it you were?

No, that butchered it.

We can never now use that phrase again because mum went in and tried to understand.

I love all that.

And that's what Jesus' final prayer was in John 17 that's still being answered in the world.