Tuesdays Thoughts

"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, 

we can't remember who we are or why we're here."

Before the Scripture was written down it was passed down through stories.  Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if someone decided to stop telling the stories.   I wonder if we would have a church or if the church would look the same if the stories stopped.  

Starting in January we are going to be telling the stories from the Bible.  Each week we are going to go through two stories from the Bible.  These stories give us our foundation.  They help us to know who we are.   They remind us who we are.  

If we don't share these stories with our children then they will not be passed onto them.  If they are not passed onto them then they will die.  We will have a generation of children who won't know who they are or why they are here.

This also goes for our stories.  We need to share the stories of our families with our children.  As a child I loved sitting in the living room listening to the family share stories about things of the past.   It helped me to understand who I am.   Children crave to hear the stories about their families and when they were their age.  They may roll their eyes and say "is your story over yet?" But they are listening.
They are taking in the lessons and the stories to treasure later.  As my grandparents have passed away I lean on the stories that they left us.  Their is only so much a picture can do, words and memories need to be shared.

What stories are you going to share with your kids this week?   Pick one and share it tonight at dinner.