In Others’ Words: Embracing Story
My friend, Sherrinda, recommended the book The Artisan Soul by Erwin Raphael McManus. (I’m not going to comment on his wonderful middle name — Raphael — at this point. But I mean … really … Raphael.)
One thing Sherrinda said was how she was underlining the book like crazy.
So I bought the book … and I am doing the same thing. McManus’s book just breathes truth to my thirsty soul.
Today’s quote is one of those truths:
Our story is what we have to offer the world.
McManus goes on to write:
“I wish I had a different story than the one I just lived through, but I am so grateful for the story that has made me who I am today.
Even the pain. Even the wound.
The sadness was real.
The brokeness deep.
The scars mine.
It’s my story.
It’s who I am.
It’s how I’m becoming.”
Today more than ever, I am embracing my story. Is it the beautiful fairy tale I longed for growing up? No. But it is my story … and as I allow God to soak it in his lavish grace — rather than steep it my efforts — it’s becoming something beautiful. Something worth sharing.
Like McManus I can say:
The sadness was real.
The brokeness deep.
The scars mine.
It’s my story.
And the healing is just as real. Just as deep.
Because God is real.
In Your Words: How are you embracing your story? How are you offering it to the world?
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