transs laysh’n

Give a piece of bubble gum to a young child,

then explain to him how to blow a bubble.  

Travel to a foreign country

where you are unfamiliar with the language,

and ask a local person

for directions to a little-known place of business

in a remote location.

Try to put together a tricycle in the wee hours

before your three year old’s birthday

by following the assembly instructions

which were originally written in an obscure Asian dialect,

then, in turn, had been translated into English

by an Icelandic foreign exchange student

in Germany.

Describe the intricacies of light,

expounding upon the facts regarding

its make up of waves and particles,

the speed at which it travels,

and its brilliance as it reflects off the water

of a gently flowing brook,

to someone who is visually impaired.

Encarta Dictionary (English) describes

translation  (transs laysh’n) as:

1.  A word, phrase, or text in another language that has a meaning equivalent to that of the original.

2.  The rendering of something written or spoken in one language in words of a different language.

Attempting to transfer information accurately

between variations of understanding, perspective,

experience, cultural awareness, or language,

is, at best, incomplete.

Often there is someone left groping with confusion

for continuity of logic; they feel left out,

or lack a sense of wholeness.

The things of God are difficult to understand;

they do not translate into human nature

or human perspective, and far exceed the capacity

of the human mind.

But,

just as God fulfilled both sides of His covenant with Abraham,

so, the Holy Spirit completes the wholeness of translation

between God the Father and His children;

through prayer.

~ae

“With all prayer and petition,

pray at all times in the Spirit… on my behalf,

that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth,

 to make known with boldness

the mystery of the gospel,

for which I am an ambassador…”

 ~Ephesians 6:18-20