But you'll have to wait to find out who these characters are...:)
“Each of us is called to be a character in and a carrier of this amazing story. Indeed, the gospel runs to us and through us, to the glory of God.” Scotty Smith, in the Foreword of Learning God’s Story of Grace
Pastor Scotty Smith has taught me and many much about God’s story. One of my favorite expressions he uses is the phrasee: “character in and carrier of this amazing story.” We don’t live this life in a vacuum. I love to think about the characters and carriers God has used in my story to reveal his transforming grace. If you’ve ever been to a Living Story conference, you’ve probably heard me ask the basic question:
“Why are you here?”
This question reveals so much about our stories in so many ways. One of the great joys of writing Learning God’s Story was acknowledging the characters and carriers of grace in my life. Try it:
If you were writing a book about your life, whom would you want to acknowledge as playing some crucial role? How did God use this person (even if, as Joseph said about the brothers who harmed him, “they meant it for evil” Genesis 50:19-20).
