14th December 2024
I was walking down the road today thinking about how although the same Gospel is for everyone, different people hear, and maybe need to hear it, in different ways. Some will respond to what they read, others to art, others, action. And then I thought to myself, I can write, how about I write a little series of posts in which I present the Gospel in ways that might appeal to those different types of people who enjoy reading. My rationale was that in terms of writing, one form does not fit all. The way you might speak to an extrovert, for example, might not be how you speak to an introvert.
And then I realised that in order to do this I would have to be able to enter into the mindset of people very different to me and, even though I enjoy writing stories with characters very unlike myself, that gave me cold feet. The project seemed too serious to rely on creative skills alone.
I then thought of another idea. Instead of explaining the Gospel in this way or that why not do something slightly different: remind people of how they are close to God, and do so in a way that speaks to the type of person they are, because sometimes, we can feel that who or what we are separates us from Him, and that is not true. This idea has stuck in my head so over the next few days, I am going to try and develop it. If I can work it into that little series of posts, I will start posting them here.
Just for now, though, I give you my love and depart
With Prayers,