Legacy MattersTo understand what a story from your life told honestly and written beautifully can mean to others, read the comments after the story.
And that has made all the difference (seeing Jesus through a porn star).
An extraordinary story by Natala who thought she found God as a Christian only to realize she had become a Pharisee. It's long and well worth it.
and at the time i had desperately wanted the story to end, in this way:Posted by Jill Fallon at August 2, 2005 2:26 PM | Permalink
"and then marie prayed the sinners prayer, and she stopped every thing she was doing, and became a missionary who now helps young girls."
that is what i wanted.
but instead, perhaps the beauty of god is not only found in the neatly packaged salvation stories. perhaps the beauty of god, is instead found in the depth and ugliness of our lives.
god is found in the sadness, the messy parts, the depression the anger, and the hurt.
and in the mess that was marie's life....
seeing jesus in her was not hard.
she was loving, caring, and honest.
she would have done anything for me.
and the truth is that before i was a christian i would have done anything for her.