There is a tension in between what is and what ought to be. Sometimes we may feel isolated and alone even among others. And yet, we are not created to be alone.

Connection is in our biology, it's written in the story of Scripture.

We are formed by togetherness. From the beginning, we learn and grow undifferentiated from our caregivers until we are ready to be an independent self. A WE first, then an I.

This pattern of humanity comes from the Trinity at creation, where in relationship—reciprocal and together—they brought forth humanity with expressions of love, delight, joy, and hope.

We are not created to be alone.

Being together and connected means more than physical presence, because presence can come in many forms. There is absent presence, anxious presence, apathetic or angry presence.

And there is also ATTUNED presence, where you are seen and felt; where your reality, in all of your experiences, needs, desires, and sorrows are held in sacred space.

In Scripture, Hagar remarks, “I have now seen the One who sees me…” (Genesis 16:13).

One way to think about how the Trinity exists and is attuned to one another is imagining them dancing together as one. When we dance with others, we are aware of them, their movements, and we are present with them.

Imagine the Trinity dancing with one another. Now, following the movement of creation in delight and attunement, take a moment to pause and join the dance of the Trinity. Dancing with God is one way we are invited into the intimacy of attunement: being seen, feeling felt.

“In Christ we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). It is also something we can share with others, inviting them to feel seen. If you are with people in your home, what could it look like to put on some music and dance together?

If you are isolated, what could it be like to call someone on video and dance with them to a favorite shared song? Wherever you are and whoever you are with today, find a moment to join in the dance and expand how we SEE how the Trinity SEES us.

Written by Chelsea Van Essen