Sunday, September 7, 2008
Powerful Stories
The living room was crowded and the couches were full as we shared our stories. The tears flowed as she shared how she was the first in her family to follow Jesus. They mocked her as “the church lady.” But with the passing of her mother, she was now the matriarch! The one who would lead the way—a way would be different. Her children would know a loving, active mother who pointed them to Jesus and they would know of the miracle of their family and how God had delivered them. We all have such a story, the story of God pursuing us and the redemptive history of our lives. What’s your story? As you tell it, there is power. As you live it, there is wonder. Turn the page.
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I have grown to recognize and appreciate that the heart of most worship/praise for the Hebrew people was always Story. A Psalm would begin with the present crisis, but then reflect on the great story already written and close in faith that the God of "Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" who did all the great things remembered would still be faithful. It's also a spiritual discipline - it takes being intentional to reflect, to recognize and to refine the clarity around monumental events in our lives. But what a memorial they can become!
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