Let Them Tell Their Story

So many of my friends, and myself included, are writing their stories, or books. Psalm 107:2 says " Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story" TNIV
I was in Medicine Hat at Eagles nest ranch a few days ago and met a new friend, Katie, who shared with me her story. Prior to her sharing I looked across the camp fire and listened to her talk about "Papa Daddy" in reference to our Lord...and I was uncomfortable with her terminology.Perhaps even a little judgmental. Later that night, alone in my car, she shared her story...her son Joshua, 19 yrs old has been  missing for the past 12 weeks and I was stunned to tears. This strong, courageous prophetess continued to say... he went missing on a canoe trip with his dog on lake Huron in Ontario. The rescuers who are now saying it is not a rescue mission but a recovery mission, have found the dog (who died  shortly after being found) they had been missing a week at the point the search began... due to a fumbled alert  (someone alerted authorities that there was a canoe in distress but after a brief search they abandoned the mission for 6 days) they now have the canoe, but not the body of her son.
Katie had her phone on and was "on alert" each time it rang, longing for closure. She also shared how she went up to the cabin and crawled into Josh's sleeping bag, the last place he was, to get as close as she could.
Oh how I long to move into a place of intimacy with Jesus ...to move as close as I can to him. This morning I was up early and re reading one of Joshua's journal entries (Katie was so kind to give me a copy) His last line was a trigger  for me, calling for a response. " The door that requires the most sacrifce will take you to the highest level."
Lord give me the courage today to move to the highest level in you. I will tell my story...thank you "Papa Daddy", for bringing Katie into my life and for her courage ... hearing her story has challenged me.