Telling the Story

 

Luke 10: 1-9

If you have ever had to tell the story of your life on multiple occasions, you know that it never comes out the same each time.  We leave things out from previous versions; we add things; we forget things, and we remember things.  Very often we tailor our story for the audience to whom we are presenting, and our story is different based on when in our life we are sharing it.  Which version of our story is true?  Well, they all are in a way, as we can see our lives from a variety of perspectives within us and outside of us.

The same is true in the story of Jesus.  Today we celebrate the feast of St. Luke who provides one of the four canonical Gospels that are our sources for the life of Jesus.  Each of these stories is both similar and different, not unlike the different versions of our own stories.  Each one is true in their own way and provide us with insight into the life of Jesus, the meaning this particular version had for its author and the community to whom he was writing. 

We do not belong to those original communities, and we are far removed from the original events.  But like the telling of our own stories the point is what that particular version of the story means for us.  How does my life intersect with the life of Jesus.  What meaning can I derive in my own life from the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life.  Today we are grateful for St. Luke and all the Gospel writers for sharing the story and leading us to this relationship we have with the Lord Jesus.