Do you want to hear some good stories?
For I will speak to you in a parable.
I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—
stories we have heard and known,
stories our ancestors handed down to us. Psalm 78:2-3
Story-Writing God,
Thank you for the true story of grace
you have written in Scripture;
Thank you for the true stories of grace
you have written into our lives.
May we remember them and share them,
as the Psalmist Asaph tells us to do.
He says that when we share our stories,
it helps us and others to…
turn away from our stubborn persistence
in living life on our own terms;
trust in you to rescue and redeem this broken world
because you have done so in the past;
hope in you today
because of how you have already redeemed,
and how you will restore in the final day; and…
love others well by showing them
the grace and mercy we have received.
May we remember that
one of the best ways we can love others is by
listening to their stories
and by sharing our stories and The Story
that is the basis for all of our faith, hope, and love.
In Jesus’ redeeming name. Amen.
Read Psalm 78.
