Story

Deep within my heart, I hear a whisper.

A sigh that tells me there’s more-
So much more than what I see.
A story, written on the hearts
Of every human that ever existed.

An adventure- a journey from the darkest pits of despair into the brightest realms of hope.

A romance- a love story between a Beauty who, despite her marred past, captured the heart of the most glorious Prince who would even give up his own life it meant being with her forever.

And adversary- a villain who does anything he can to prevent the Beauty and Prince from being together and infect their lives with hopelessness and death.

A struggle- the fight between the Prince and adversary for hope, life, and love that at first appears to favor the adversary.

A victory- the Prince, through his own sacrifice, defeats the adversary once for all. Light and hope are unleashed into the world as the Beauty and Prince come together for all eternity.

Is this not the story every heart longs to be a part of?

We love movies like Pride and Prejudice,

Lord of the Rings,

and Braveheart

because they capture the essence of this story.

The story that every heart IS a part of.
We play a crucial role in this story and can choose to be a part of it-
To be swept up in the romance and action,
To fight for what’s been won.
Or we can suffocate the whispers of our heart
With volunteering
And reading
And church
And work
And choose the comfort of what we know
Instead of stepping out despite the fear
Into a story that was embedded into the very fibers of our existence.

Story.

“He has put eternity into man’s heart.”

Ecclesiastes 3:11