Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NLT) In my reading of Ecclesiastes Chapter 4 and particularly verse 12, a thought occurred to me of being in the center with God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit being a three-strand cord, a shield that surrounded me. In reading these verses, the Bible is bringing to light the differences of an individual walking alone, versus two

She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”...

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; James 1:19 (ESV) Let your speech always...