“One And Done” or “Going Deeper”

“One And Done” or “Going Deeper”

      When a sports team reaches the end of its regular season and has qualified for postseason play, the discussion focuses on how they will do in those playoffs.  The Talk terms/phrases like “One And Done,” fits a team that loses it’s first postseason game/series, and “Going Deeper,” refers to teams that win and continue on in their respective playoffs.

     This terminology also fits in with faith topics, as with our three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation).  These Sacraments are meant to be beginnings for living our life in a new way, one that is connected with the family of God.

     If a family prepares for a Sacrament, but after receiving it, doesn’t stay connected with Church (eg. participating in Mass or on-going faith formation), they are taking the “One And Done” approach.  When after receiving the Sacrament, the family stays connected with Church, the “Going Deeper” mindset is put into practice.

     The “One And Done” teams are viewed as failures, and a similar analogy can be attributed to the Church context.  And the “Going Deeper” teams are seen as ones who succeed; some of the same traits are true about those who stay connected with Church.

     Our challenge is to build up families, our family of faith and our community.  We cannot do that in isolation, and we cannot receive the benefits in that separation.

     Stay connected because we are an inter-dependent people, and we rely on each other.  Through the community building that gets accomplished by people who are “Going Deeper,” we as the Body of Christ are strengthened.  We as the family of God are more alive as we keep the faith and share it too.

So Go Deeper, as many need the Presence of Jesus that you can bring to their lives.