Companied
“In the beginning God created ...”
My mother and father have always considered me to be a honeymoon baby. If that’s the case, I was conceived on December 5, 1959. Over the years, we have celebrated my conception day and by birth day - September 4, 1960.
They were married in the early evening, and I was conceived a few hours later. For the record, I had nothing to do with my conception, and there was nothing I could do about it! The act of love between my mother and father produced me. They companied me.
The word companied is not used much anymore. The word implies that the one companied is living because of the action of the company. In my case, my parents were the company, and I am the companied.
To paraphrase the text above, In the beginning, God companied the heavens and the earth. God is making the heavens and the earth as an act of love. My parent’s act of love continued the beginning of God’s creation.
They are basically two reactions to this idea of being companied. I could accept it or reject it. Either choice does not change the fact that “I am” because of an act of love, my parents’ or God’s.
I chose to accept it. I have fashioned my entire life around my experience that I am a result of an act of love, and it has made, makes, and will make all the difference for me.