The Christmas Story, is our story, every day of the year

 Stories of God

Stories of Jesus

So many stories

of creation

and history

of events mundane

and miraculous

but stories are never just stories

those stories are my story

and yours too

lets take Christmas (seems appropriate)

a story of longing, of wanting a better place for my children, and grandchildren

yes, that is me

that is my story

I long for the rule of love, I really do

a story of waiting

and waiting

and waiting

for people of money and power to stop lying

stop hording, stop being unjust

still waiting

a story of hope

a hope that the Sacred one loves me enough

and you enough

and my young facebook friend in Pakistan enough

to arrive

a story of arrival

of the Sacred One

showing up

again and again and again an again

in all kinds of places, all kinds of way, most of them unexpected

God ADVENTING, Yes God!  Yes!  Welcome!

A story of worship

of putting all I have on the line

not in fear (turn or burn)

but in love

prostrating myself before the one whom has arrived

saying “thank God you are here!”  Or rather, “thank you God, you are here”

and letting my all flow into the all that is the Sacred One

A story of joy

A story of having found the presence

Experienced the union

And going on my way…. Rejoicing

The story

Told over and over and over again

Is always fresh

Always real

Every day of our lives!!!!

Its just nice to remember it once in a while!