Finding God in the Everyday

“Then he stretched himself out on the boy three times and cried out to the Lord, ‘Lord my God, let this boy’s life return to him!’ ” – 1 Kings 17:21 Among the most interesting studies of the Jewish Scripture is the use of numbers. In fact, whenever you see a designated amount in a Biblical text, there is nearly always a reason. For instance, the number one points to God — He is the one and only and He should always be first in our lives. The number two is a symbol for the Law of Moses because it was brought down the mountain on two tablets, and the number seven indicates fullness or completion.  Interestingly, three is a symbol of the covenant that God made with the Israelites and the three people —  Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — to whom it was directly given. Therefore, whenever you see