what's your story?
you ever wonder what's the point...?
i mean, movie stars, god-like status, unbelievable wealth & unforgivable decadence are accepted these days & even expected as the norm. all for the continued search for that next 2hr release that gives us pause from our own pitiful existence. to escape the doldrums that are our days, we let a lot go & even worship a warped sense of human existence...
where'd it all go wrong...?
surely there's more to it than this...?
this can't be all...?
it all begins w/stories. character development, special effects, drama, violence & themes eternal become our currency all in a means to better communicate these days. upon meeting someone new, we even imagine what their story is...their background, the struggles that brought them this far, that shaped who they seem to be now & what mission they're own @ the moment.
we even begin to develop our prejudices based on the stories that we like & those that we don't. our type of story makes us better than 1 w/another type & allows for categorization, separation & segregation which leads to all sorts of different atrocities. these crimes from division not only become expected & the norm, they become the new laws of the land when we rule ourselves in the court of the human heart.
we've moved so far away from where we 1st began. the sets, scenery & characters where never meant to be the same & the reasons for our quick ability w/which to dismiss another. the subversive runs much deeper than that & continues to long for the variances & for our reaching across them w/his help. the eternal theme never changed, wasn't meant too & hasn't, but we've poorly recognized this fact.
redemption...
justice...
grace...
salvation...
&
love...
undeniable, unstoppable love is the ultimate theme that defines the eternal & binds all of our different tales into 1. it's presence, or lack thereof, is in all, above all & drives all. when did we lose sight of this...?
so again we're left w/stories. images painted on the big screen thro film, left floating in the air from music & exploding in our brains thro the written word. they may not all last, but the thematic fire the drives them always will.
so, in the hopes to reach a few, dare i say that it's way past time to learn this. to push beyond the boundaries of our own few acceptable tales. to see much deeper w/in to the river than runs beneath.
we all know the greatest story ever told & can tell people far & wide how it's impacted our lives. but i say that this isn't enough. we, who hold this story as sacred, need to go a bit further & realize that this isn't just an amazing story that effects our lives, but rather that this is a story that we are deeply implicated in. this is our story.
it's past time to get up off of your knees & be the jesus in someone elses story rather than worry of getting him dirty in your's. this has to be the reason that we're still here. this has to be the reason we still celebrate this story. if not, than i'm afraid that all these stories & the ways we tell it are worth little in retrospect.
so embrace the story of another. realize our very implicit role in redemption & be someone's salvation tonight. love the story for more than the action or the characters & see the inner workings of the things w/in. make the greatest story of all incarnate in your own life, for it's the only way to make it worth living.
so, what's your story...?
i mean, movie stars, god-like status, unbelievable wealth & unforgivable decadence are accepted these days & even expected as the norm. all for the continued search for that next 2hr release that gives us pause from our own pitiful existence. to escape the doldrums that are our days, we let a lot go & even worship a warped sense of human existence...
where'd it all go wrong...?
surely there's more to it than this...?
this can't be all...?
it all begins w/stories. character development, special effects, drama, violence & themes eternal become our currency all in a means to better communicate these days. upon meeting someone new, we even imagine what their story is...their background, the struggles that brought them this far, that shaped who they seem to be now & what mission they're own @ the moment.
we even begin to develop our prejudices based on the stories that we like & those that we don't. our type of story makes us better than 1 w/another type & allows for categorization, separation & segregation which leads to all sorts of different atrocities. these crimes from division not only become expected & the norm, they become the new laws of the land when we rule ourselves in the court of the human heart.
we've moved so far away from where we 1st began. the sets, scenery & characters where never meant to be the same & the reasons for our quick ability w/which to dismiss another. the subversive runs much deeper than that & continues to long for the variances & for our reaching across them w/his help. the eternal theme never changed, wasn't meant too & hasn't, but we've poorly recognized this fact.
redemption...
justice...
grace...
salvation...
&
love...
undeniable, unstoppable love is the ultimate theme that defines the eternal & binds all of our different tales into 1. it's presence, or lack thereof, is in all, above all & drives all. when did we lose sight of this...?
so again we're left w/stories. images painted on the big screen thro film, left floating in the air from music & exploding in our brains thro the written word. they may not all last, but the thematic fire the drives them always will.
so, in the hopes to reach a few, dare i say that it's way past time to learn this. to push beyond the boundaries of our own few acceptable tales. to see much deeper w/in to the river than runs beneath.
we all know the greatest story ever told & can tell people far & wide how it's impacted our lives. but i say that this isn't enough. we, who hold this story as sacred, need to go a bit further & realize that this isn't just an amazing story that effects our lives, but rather that this is a story that we are deeply implicated in. this is our story.
it's past time to get up off of your knees & be the jesus in someone elses story rather than worry of getting him dirty in your's. this has to be the reason that we're still here. this has to be the reason we still celebrate this story. if not, than i'm afraid that all these stories & the ways we tell it are worth little in retrospect.
so embrace the story of another. realize our very implicit role in redemption & be someone's salvation tonight. love the story for more than the action or the characters & see the inner workings of the things w/in. make the greatest story of all incarnate in your own life, for it's the only way to make it worth living.
so, what's your story...?
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