I came across a quote yesterday that I just love to the depths of who I am. Here it is...
"I am my stories, and you are yours. What might happen if our stories truly met and danced? Could we stumble toward a Divine rhythm better for having storied together?" (Dwight Friesen, Mars Hill Graduate School )
I know know about you, but I personally think that's pretty sweet. I love the idea that my life is a story, that your life is a story, that our lives are a part of a larger story. There's something about it that, honestly, kinda gives me chills. I'm blown away by the fact that God would allow me to somehow be a part of other people's stories, get to experience my story chapter by chapter, be a little tiny part in His grand Story. Yeah, that's cool.
But while I read this quote and got those chills, I also realized something else: Sometimes I am really bad at allowing people to be a part of my story, sometimes I don't care to enter into someone else's story, sometimes I just close the book and leave it on the shelf.
I think that's what I often do, just close my story and leave it on the shelf while it gathers dust and cobwebs. I have been realizing more and more that I miss dancing with other people's stories. I miss sharing my story with others. In essense, maybe I miss knowing people. I believe God created each one of us with not only a unique story, but also the desire (drive?) to really be known by others. I am such a relational person. I need time away with a good friend, a nice long (heck, even a short) road trip, a campfire or a lake or a couch or a coffee shop or a field or another country or a bookstore or a bar. I need relationships. I need relationships with other people and I need relationship with God.
Tonight I've been thinking about God and wondering if this is how He feels sometimes. I wonder if He ever wonders, "Wow, I really want to be known. I created these beings to know me, to communicate with me, to be in relationship with me, to dance with me." It's midnight and it is a beautiful fall evening. I think I just might go on a walk and spend some time dancing with God. Yeah, that sounds really fantastic. Talk to you later. Thanks for being a part of my story.
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- Stephen
- My name is Stephen, and I am currently pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology. My background is varied: I moved around as a child, went to Taylor University and Trinity International University for my schooling previous schooling, and have a deep passion for adolescents, families, wilderness therapy, and international travel. I'd like to do something that involves my passions for learning, counseling, traveling, and faith. I love to read, so you may find some book reviews here, as well as thoughts on Christianity and spirituality or a story from my life with my wife, Joy, and our dog, Colby Jack. Thanks for stopping by! (Please note that posts to this blog are the sole views and opinions of the authors, and in no way reflect the views of any institution to which the authors are currently or have previously been affiliated.)
3 comments:
Stephen, i love this entry. Okay, and i love you too, and joy too. And mostly i'm thinking "Thanks God, that our stories have intersected."
Yep. That's what i'm thinking.
Disko- Didn't that guy come to Taylor and speak to us about our stories. I'm pretty sure he did...I think he came for Spiritual Renewal or something. Anyways, I hear ya about wanting to know people. I miss people. I would love to take a road trip and have a great conversation about life with good friends while drinking a cold one. Maybe we should take a road trip with our wifeys to a mountain.
blom...
i would love to go with our wifeys to a mountain. good thing we live in illinois. as for the guy speaking at taylor, it was dan allender, who is the founder and president of mars hill graduate school. so it's the same school, but not the same dude. hopefully i'll see you saturday...the first cold one's on me.
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