Saturday, February 6, 2016

Dear God,

Throughout the years your story has been told, the biblical story of bondage and freedom, of help and salvation, and of judgment and grace.  As we read the bible stories, we find hope, strength, and courage.  We build up trust and increase our faith.  These old, old stories become new when we follow their lead.

But their stories are not the only stories being told.  Our own stories touch and inspire in the same way.  When we crawl out of the abyss by faith, others find their own inner resources.  When we do the impossible by faith, others begin to discover possibilities in their own lives.  When we forgive those who have harmed us, practice grace, and release the past to the past instead of carrying it forward, others realize there is hope for them.

You give us each a story.  You promise us your living presence.  You walk with us every step of the way.  As we take hold of your wondrous gifts and live them out in faith, our story becomes your story, the greatest story ever told.

Gracious God,
we are yours.
Thank you
for the story
of faith.
Thank you
for allowing us
to be part
of your story.

Love always, Andrea