A Threefold Cord

A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Commentary

Commentary

Strength is often composite rather than solitary. What is woven well tends to endure more strain. The image can speak of friendship, partnership, or the disciplines that reinforce one another. Resilience grows when life is not being held together by a single fragile strand. Its staying power comes from material truth. Interwoven things usually bear pressure better than isolated ones.