By Kimberly Andrich

“And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” ~ Luke 24:27

We each have a story. We have experiences that have shaped us, life-giving experiences and struggles. We have themes that have been woven throughout our lives and have contributed to making us who we are. We have hopes and dreams for our future and plans for our lives, but sometimes those hopes and plans feel like they’ve been interrupted or as if circumstances have made them impossible.

The Story God Tells in Scripture

When that happens, we can feel like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, the disciples who had put their hope in Jesus because of what they had thought He was going to do. They had hoped He would redeem Israel in a way that they could see with their eyes and experience in their flesh, but Jesus cautioned them that they were seeing as men see, not as God sees. The redemption that was prophesied and that He fulfilled through His suffering and death was so much deeper and more profound than anything they had in mind. Where the disciples saw failure and disappointment, Jesus showed them great triumph.

Jesus interpreted the Scriptures and demonstrated to the two disciples how this story of salvation was woven throughout its entirety, from creation to the very moment in which they were speaking. By breaking bread with them, He also revealed that this story had another chapter that had not yet been written in time. Each seemingly disconnected, messy story and each imperfect man or woman played a part in the entire narrative that led to this amazing unfolding and transformation. And Jesus’ own Passion and death, the event which the disciples had been bemoaning, played the pivotal role in the Father’s salvific plan.

The Story God Tells in Our Lives

God also has a direction for our lives. Each of our lives fits into this larger, universal narrative of salvation, but God is also working out our own salvation within our own stories. Each circumstance in our lives is a part of a larger plan. Each imperfect step we take and each messy, seemingly disconnected event is a piece that He is using to prepare our hearts for His abiding within us and for our transformation and redemption in Him.

Far from meaningless, all our struggles and all our little deaths serve a greater purpose in union with Jesus’ death and Resurrection. Only our Lord, the Divine Author, understands the story and knows our next chapter. Only He can write the intricate, hidden details that weave everything seamlessly together. He writes beauty into our lives in the most surprising ways, redeeming and transforming us, in Himself, in the process.

When it seems as though our stories are hopeless and the lines on the page meaningless and disconnected, He is also writing words that we don’t see, infusing our stories with great depth and redemption.

Prayer:

Lord, You know the plans You have for me. Please lead me through all circumstances in my life in a way that fulfills Your will for me.

Call to Action:

Make little acts of trust to our Lord throughout the day such as, “Jesus, I trust in You,” or “Lord, I place my life in Your hands. Please take care of me.”

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