Today's sermon is about Passover, the festival of remembrance of God bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. The Last Supper that Jesus shared with his disciples was a Passover meal, and when we celebrate communion we are remembering that night.
All of us have stories that have formed us. By listening to one another's stories, and the stories of this congregation, we learn what significant events have formed us, and we get a glimpse into why we are who we are.
I've been thinking about stories as I've listened to the presidential campaign. One of John McCain's most formative stories is being a prisoner of war in VietNam. One of Barack Obama's formative stories is being the child of a white woman from Kansas and a black man from Kenya. I wonder how their political opinions have been shaped by their experiences, and whether they would hold different opinions if their experiences would have been different?
Perhaps one of the best things we can do for one another is to listen to our stories.
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