March 17, 2009

Read Psalm 78:1-39

I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter hidden things, things from old-
What we have heard and known,
What our fathers have told us.—Psalm 78:2-3

I want to tell you a story. I love those seven words. Every time I hear them, my attention perks up. I want to tell you a story… as we listen to this “once upon a time” tale from the Psalms, this parable of ‘hidden things of old, of what we have heard and known, things our fathers once told,’ we listen to the storyteller unfold his tale and slowly we realize the story is talking and teaching about God, the Keeper of the Story of us all.

This is God’s story unfolding in our lives. We must not hide these stories from our children but proclaim God’s story loud and clear to the next generation. Tell the story of the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, stories of His power, and the wonders He has done.

Tell the story.

Pray: Father, creator of the stories of our lives and weaver of the stories of the world, help us share your story with the everyone we see. Help us to see your presence in all things. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, we pray. Amen

Doug and Beth Russell are new to the Gathering. We feel privileged to be a part of this joy-full faith community as we share the story.