Three things to grow

Recent men's Bible Study conversation brought up the idea that a person needs three sorts of things to propel him or herself forward with spiritual development and exercise:

1. Word of God (read Bible with eyes or lips, wrestle with the meanings)
2. Worship regularly with others (not a private, but social experience of praise & thanks)
3. Fellowship (not to go it alone, but to live out the meanings with others interdependently)

So as one moves through the 3 physical dimensions of space and across the passage of time, the meanings recorded in ink and written in parts on a person's heart as well; the interaction and service to others & from others, and the repeating celebration in communal worship all play a part. Lacking one of the legs of this tripod will delay the stream of challenges and resolutions that comprise a life well lived.