Tonight at our House Community we began a new discussion series on stories; specifically our story of life, faith and spirituality. Each week one of us will take a turn sharing our story and tonight Jess graciously broke the ice.
My wife is a great speaker. She speaks with clarity, excellent poise and in a way in which draws individuals into her words. She needs to preach some Sunday; quite stellar! She spoke of family, childhood, the Bahamas, Bible college, boyfriends (especially one), criticisms from very conservative church folks when she was a youth pastor’s wife for five years, her calling to Baltimore, and the trials and joys of being the wife of a dude starting a church. I enjoyed it and can say I might have even learned a thing or two. When she was finished we discussed her story.
One woman in our community expressed her gratitude in this new discussion series as she has had friends for years of whom she hardly knew - because she didn’t know their story. The point of this topic is just that, that we will get to know one another and be encouraged in our own story and spiritual growth. Using an illustration I’ve heard recently from a few different people regarding a few different topics; our story is like a piece of music. At what point do you enjoy the song? It is in the midst of it. As soon as the note hits it is gone and it is in that brief moment we enjoy. We do not rush the piece or wish it would arrive at the end; we enjoy each note of the music as it is played. And such it is with life; we enjoy our story each note of the way. We do not rush it or wish it would end because we realize that it is not in the arrival which we find beauty but as it is played. So we play our songs and we live our stories.
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June 4, 2009 at 5:01 pm
I like that illustration. Think I’ll use it sometime.