I know that most of us were taught that the last book of the bible is Revelation, but if the bible is understood to be the narrative account of God?s continued interaction and love for the human family, then the last book of the bible is you.

Each of us are breathing manifestations of the goodness of life and God. And while it is true that not every day has been full of sunshine, it is no less the case that life is good?difficult sometimes but good nonetheless. Behind the smiles we wear and the clothes we sport is a remarkable story. Every person you know has come through great trials and triumphs to get to where they are now, and in spite of how we feel sometimes, none of us are empty pages moving through life without a story to tell. People think they know you because they see you every day?but they have no idea. They could never conceive of how much grace and love you have had to summon just to turn your life in the right direction, to say nothing of the courage it took for you to admit that you needed a change  in the first place. Written within the fabric of your days is a beautiful narrative of what it means to love and then to loose what you have loved, of what it means to die and then come back from the dead, and of what it means to be born again.

Anybody can read about hope but people don?t believe what they read, they believe what they see. It?s one thing to tell a man or a woman to read about faith in the bible but it?s another matter altogether for you to show someone what faith actually looks like as it is revealed to us in the unfolding narrative of your life.  When I want to see love?show me your face. When I want to know what deliverance is really all about?show me your face. And when I need to see God?show me your face because he hides his beauty in your smile.Tell your story every chance you get because when you least expect it– someone will be listening.

What?s your story?

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