Here Is A Story
We live in troubled times. Politicians and their partisans shout louder. Countries fight rather than finding common ground to serve all their people. Tyrants rule with prideful, selfish intent. In all these ways and so many more, the divisions in life have become much harder. It seems we see less and less cooperation and more and more competition. It seems the world’s “Win at all costs!” has replaced Heaven’s, “ . . . and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” And so we find ourselves more and more separate and more and more alone. I believe it’s time to pray for more and more and more of God’s Way and less and less of the world’s. So, I offer this humble story for us to pray over and the condition of our hearts and souls in the midst of our strife-ridden earth.
Here Is A Story
Here is a story
told in all kinds
of ways so filled
with hopes and with
dreams—no one can
hear it without
taking away
the very best
for tomorrow
and possibly
for our always,
forever.
There was a valley
and there was a
mountain and those
from the valley
were skeptical
about those from the
mountain while those
from the mountain
were doubtful about
those from the valley—
they lived separate
forever.
Then One came among
them both in the
valley and upon
the tall mountain
and He loved them
and taught them and
healed them and fed
them and brought them
together and joined
them as sisters
and as brothers
forever.
But storms blew on
the mountain and
and deep in the
valley and a
voice dark and ugly
raised questions about
Him—can you trust
One who gives
such gifts up there
or down there to
your enemies
forever?
And those on the
mountain and those
in the valley were
blinded by the storm
and turned away
from Him who had
been their very
best friend—He
He had blessed them
and loved them and
and called them His
together.
Then those in the
valley and those on
mountain forgot
their family
on the mountain
and their family
in the valley
as they suffered
alone in the darkness
through long nights
which seemed to last
forever.
Then again rose the
sun both up high
on the mountain
and deep down in
the valley and
the One sang them
a song which joined
them together
so beautiful,
so holy, so
joyful
forever.
Come join Me
you people down
in the valley and
up on the mountain,
come Love your God
with all of your heart
and all of your strength
and love each other
for here are your
sisters and here
are your brothers
forever.
