You are absolutely right, Sam. This is beautiful and powerful - "Made for Relationship" is so true! Everything in creation expresses that divine intention of relationship. From cells to our collective human use of and extreme dependence on others, highlights that we are not meant to exist individually but in community.
Your thinking reminded me of a research project that I did at the start of my career as a medical research scientist, which looked at the behavior of immune cells in the setting of inflammation. What amazed me was how macrophages and T-cells did not just "show up" at the injury site, all signs indicated that they were signaling each other through cytokines, or in effect, having a chemical dialogue to know where reinforcements should be sent! I cannot imagine many, if any, people would contest that life, at some level, is sustained through relationship and communication.
Eventually, this scientific experience took on a profound personal metaphor. I was in a particularly isolating period of my life - I was overworked, I was drowning in lab data, and I was utterly depleted.
But just as those immune cells responded to an SOS call, a good friend of mine unexpectedly called me. It was a minor gesture, not huge or dramatic, just a text saying "Thinking of you today". This small gesture was like cytokine for my soul. It reminded me that I exist in a body and not only am I made for purpose and activity, I am made for relationship, connection, and healing.
You are absolutely right, Sam. This is beautiful and powerful - "Made for Relationship" is so true! Everything in creation expresses that divine intention of relationship. From cells to our collective human use of and extreme dependence on others, highlights that we are not meant to exist individually but in community.
Your thinking reminded me of a research project that I did at the start of my career as a medical research scientist, which looked at the behavior of immune cells in the setting of inflammation. What amazed me was how macrophages and T-cells did not just "show up" at the injury site, all signs indicated that they were signaling each other through cytokines, or in effect, having a chemical dialogue to know where reinforcements should be sent! I cannot imagine many, if any, people would contest that life, at some level, is sustained through relationship and communication.
Eventually, this scientific experience took on a profound personal metaphor. I was in a particularly isolating period of my life - I was overworked, I was drowning in lab data, and I was utterly depleted.
But just as those immune cells responded to an SOS call, a good friend of mine unexpectedly called me. It was a minor gesture, not huge or dramatic, just a text saying "Thinking of you today". This small gesture was like cytokine for my soul. It reminded me that I exist in a body and not only am I made for purpose and activity, I am made for relationship, connection, and healing.
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