“Daddy, or Mommy, tell us a story” and
this bedtime session got underway. Hans Christian Anderson and Aesop often served as the inspiration. Or we made one up. They all began, “once upon a time”. And
they usually ended in triumph for the hero or heroine.
We usually tried to insert a moral
lesson. This was followed by the bedtime prayers and then they snuggled in,
satisfied, and went to sleep.
A simple thing when regarded in the scheme
of life. Yet important, and so often forgotten. It is a process of growing up, safe,
secure, and growing in faith, looking forward to what tomorrow will bring.
Tell me a story. How many times does Jesus reply to a question by telling a story to make his point clearly and remembered. The Bible is filled with His parables, or stories teaching his lesson. The story of the Good Samaritan is one example.
As a matter of fact, good teaching
still is often made up of stories, isn’t it?
What sticks
best? Isn’t it something said that sort of serves as a hook for the thought, or
the moral lesson that lies there.
I think of TV programs that satisfied. One good example was The Andy Griffith Show, with Sheriff Taylor of Mayberry. It was clean humor, and always
left with a lesson learned, a moral offered. I read a review of the program that
pointed out Griffith insisted on a moral or lesson being taught, otherwise the script
was rewritten and strengthened to do just that – teach.
So “Tell me a story” is something we
ought to keep in mind for our daily experience. We share a thought, and make a
point that sticks. And everybody
is enlightened and enjoys the meeting.
GPD 4/7/14
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