Have you ever had a fight with a friend? Or had a disagreement with a classmate? What did you want to do? Did you feel angry? Hurt? Frustrated? Sad? Our StoryMaker of the past had to be brave to make peace with someone else. He took a crazy trip to make things right with his enemies and to this day, we remember that journey.

Our StoryMaker of the past spent his life, reminding people of something they forgot. See, in Northern England in 635, the people had forgotten the Greatest Story Ever Told, God’s story about how he loves his children cares for his children, and always pursues his children. They had started to think that maybe God didn’t remember them, so they began to worship lots of gods, hoping someone would help them in their difficulties.

One of my favorite bumper stickers reads “Am I the perfect mom? No. But am I trying to be the perfect mom? Also no.” I know the former to be true. I am not perfect. I am working on the latter. I can give up my trying. Instead of leaving our children behind, perhaps we can leave our ideals of motherhood behind, resting in the love that will never leave us.