The Story of Your Life
“But for me it is good to be near God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
to tell of all God’s works.”
--Psalm 73: 28
How do you describe the story of your life? A variety of images are available: a tapestry, a song, a narrative, a poem… Whatever description you use, it can be helpful to view or review the story of your life. Within our “life-song” we can find that we are experiencing various seasons all the time. For example, examine the theme of loss. Can you identify a loss? If so what season are you in as you process that loss? Or examine the theme of relationships (either human or divine). What season are you experiencing in relationships that are significant to you?
What season do you think the Psalm writer was in when the opening words were penned? There is energy in this verse, a vibrant feeling in the tone of the words. What is going on in your life-song? Are you listening to your life?
“And time remembered is grief forgotten
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten,
And in the green underwood and cover
Blossom by blossom the spring begins.”
--Algernon Charles Swinburne
A prayer: Draw me near to you O God, as I look at my life and discover your presence.
Ben Keckler
04.21.08
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