Each of us have a story. Each of us have a story that has meaning. Each of us have a story that connects us to one another.
Our stories, our life stories, have power. They have the power to connect, to throw down obstacles, to raise up bridges, to restore community, to redeem relationships.
Stories are the key to understanding. At home, staring at a picture of a different face in an unknown land, I may be tempted to feel distance. I may be tempted to feel I don't connect, I can't connect, maybe I won't connect. But behind that face is a story, a story of a life lived and being lived in ways that are at once both unique and so disarmingly similar to my own.
Christians and Ismailis can be known by each other, can be understood by each other. If we'll listen to each other and be vulnerable with each other, then we can meet each others' stories.
I want to meet those stories. Let's meet them together.
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A young, Afghan boy waved 'goodbye' to his friends as the bus took him and his family away from his home in the rugged mountains. The rise of the Taliban meant 'home' was no longer safe and theirs would now be the story of refugees.