“A Better Story”
Sunday, June 2, 2019
My affirmation for today is as follows: “Today, by God’s grace, I am showing consistent interest and care for the lives, needs, thoughts, and stories of others. This interest and care enriches my own life, needs, thoughts, and story.”
For too much of my life, I have been the central character in my story. And that makes it a very thin plot. The characterization isn’t particularly compelling, either. It is time for God and other people to play bigger, more important roles. I would like to make more of a cameo appearance.
Jesus is the most important character. He has all the best lines, and most dramatic actions.
But many others have vital roles as well. Twelve-step friends, church friends, students and colleagues at the university where I teach, our neighbors, my sweet wife—all these and many more are vital to the story line.
I am a writer. But my magnum opus is not my blogs or the short stories and books I’m working on. It is not my scholarly articles or books that are in my mind and will one day (hopefully) be on paper. No, my great work is my life.
And the dedicatory page will say To Jesus and to Many Others.
And the subtitle of the dedication will read With Profound Gratitude for Letting me be Part of Your Story.
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