Write our Story

Often we want to write our own story and have it go the way we think it should go.  But it is best for us to say to God, “Write our story”.  He is the Creator and knows all things.  We are the created. 

We do not often know what is best for us.  I know that is an unpopular thing to say in an individualistic culture that insists that each person is the captain of their own ship and decides their own identity.  But we will be a much more joyful people, let me suggest, when we are aligned with our Creator’s intentions for us. 

I must confess, though, that I don’t always understand God.  He does allow suffering to a great extent.  He is mysterious and well beyond us.  But I’ve learned to trust Him and hope that others will learn to trust Him too.  As with our current situation, it’s not easy to figure it all out. 

In this song, “God of Glory” I begin with a verse that asks God to write our story:

God of glory, Lord of Light- write our story, make day from night

God of wisdom, Love of loves…

And then the chorus is taken from the words of St. Paul in Romans 11:

Oh the depth of the riches of the wisdom and the knowledge of God-

How unsearchable His judgments and His paths beyond tracing out…

But that is a part of God that I’m learning to enjoy as well.  It would be boring if we had Him figured out.  Instead we will learn for eternity the depths of God.

And for us who trust in Him our story will also go on for eternity. I find that very comforting in this time of uncertainty. 

You can still download the CD with this song on it at: http://www.envisionmission.org/media