HIS Story

This week I am sharing from John Eldredge' book "Epic." He tells that usually we skip through the book of beginnings-Genesis and go quickly to "The Fall". But he reminds us that during creation which included, of course, the Grand Canyon, Alps, Waterfalls,  Sunrises,Tropical paradises, mountains, lakes  and ALL things beautiful He said "It was good."


When He created us-man and woman-made in HIS image- He said "It was VERY good". In HIS story, back at the beginning of our time on earth, a great glory was bestowed upon us. We were more glorious than all of the aforementioned things. This is mind boggling to say the least. I mean (my words,not John's :) we were walking around in the garden conversing with God for goodness sake!! How glorious is that!!! (Now back to John:) We've heard about original sin but not enough about original glory, which comes before sin and is deeper in our nature.


God created us in His image, with powers like unto His own--the ability to reason, to create, to share intimacy, to know joy. He gives us laughter and wonder and imagination. And above all else, He endows us with that one quality for which he is most known-He enables us to love.


 "He has planted eternity in the human heart" Ecclesiates 3:11 There is a story that we can't seem to escape which is written on the human heart. There are longings which are unexplainable. Maybe  the stories we read about or watch that move us to tears or bring joy are really telling us something about the true Story into which we were born.


It is the story we are living in. May we play our part well.