Living the Story

A few years ago felt compeled to read through the Bible chronologically. It was a great expereice. So much so I did it again the following year. But this time I sensed somethig. I was getting a sense of something going on between the lines. A third year pasted and again I read through the Bible chronilogically.

At first I did not know what was going on. But overtime I was developing a new way of reading the Bible. As the Scripture says they shall all be taught by God. I later realized He was teaching to catch the STORY of redempention.

Something was changing in me. I saw His story in other people. I saw it in me. I heard those who told me of child sexaul abuse, of distant parnets, of spouse who died too soon, and on and on.

Suffering is part of the story but not the whole story.

In all this the most persistent sense was that I was being invited to join the story of God. I was welcome to journy into this holy wild. To share in His life and suffering so that I would know Him. To be my father's son.