Hearing Heaven

DAY 49

Word Count: 31,495

Sentence of the Day: Snuff colored laundry hung overhead, laced from window to window.

I had a speaking gig this weekend, and believe me, there's a reason why I write instead of speak. I'm not cut-out for the spotlight. Good thing I was wearing Depends. Even so, God was/is faithful, and here's one little example.

When I prepared what I was going to say, I thought why not do what I do best and write a story? I took the account of Jesus in the Garden (Matthew 26) and fictionalized it. As part of one of my sessions, I read it aloud.

It's interesting that of all the things I said, I got the most comments on the story. One lady came to me later and told me that she'd come to the conference empty, asking God for some kind of encouragement. She got it--in story form.

Which is amazing, but not surprising. Jesus used story often as a way to teach truth. Hearing heaven doesn't always come through sermons on Sunday morning. Sometimes it comes packaged in a tale.

One of the best pieces of fiction that I heard heaven through is Streiker's Bride by Robin Hardy. It's a beautiful picture of how Jesus pursues us set in modern day Dallas.

What about you? What's a piece of fiction that made you hear heaven?