So, a friend recently prompted me to
write about books... I'm not sure what she had in mind – I'll have
to ask her tonight when we go to see the “Divergent” movie. So I
don't really know what to say about books in particular, other than
the fact that I am “old school” and love the feel of a hardback
in my hands over a Kindle or Nook, I love the Beast for gifting Belle with a tower full of books, I love perusing the aisles of local libraries, and I love the smell of old books with new stories. On another note... I do love story, it's
something that's always tugged at me and I've always responded to. But, haven't we all. I could go on and on about how story affects
all of us, but what I really want to talk about today is how most
stories reflect the ultimate story, that they reflect our heart's
ultimate longing. I've always loved the song “Every Story is a Love
Story” from Disney's Broadway musical Aida. Here's one of the best
phrases from it:
Every story, new or ancient
Bagatelle
or work of art
All are tales of human failing
All are tales of
love at heart
It's so true! All story points us to a
longing that needs to be fulfilled, a question that must be answered.
Maybe they're not all as obvious as Aida, “a story of love in a
time of hate,” but stories, especially the ones that speak deeply
to us and stand the test of time, really are “tales of love at
heart.” This is because we are all made to love and be loved; we
are born with a void, a God-shaped hole, in our hearts! So, even when
we haven't admitted it yet, when we haven't discovered that He was
there beside us all along, we write about how we wish He was, how we
long to be known, to be seen, to be pursued, to be purposed, and to
be loved! It is a holy hunger, a righteous thirst that can only be
satisfied with the pure, complete, overwhelming love of Christ!
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