Tell Me A Story

It is significant, I think, that in the presence of a story, whether we are telling it or listening to it, we never have the feeling of being experts - there is too much we don't yet know, too many possibilities available, too much mystery and glory.

Even the most sophisticated of stories tends to bring out the childlike in us - expectant, wondering, responsive, delighted - which, of course, is why the story is the child's favorite form of speech;

why it is the Holy Spirit's dominant form of revelation;

and

why we adults, who like posing as experts and mangagers of life, so often prefer the explanation and information."

St. Mark: The Basic Text for Christian Spirituality, 1. The Form of the Text
Subversive Spirituality by Eugene Peterson