I’ve been re-reading Blue Like Jazz by Don Miller and keep mulling over his observation that humans are drawn to story because it reflects life so accurately: Setting, Conflict, Climax and Resolution.
Considering this, I think one of the difficulties for us living when we do is that the climax to the whole story, Jesus’ time on earth, His crucifixion, and His resurrection, have all happened in the past. The reality is that our whole existence takes place during the resolution of the story. The tension is that we still exist along with conflict.
We are used to the resolution of the story to be considerably shorter than the rise to action. Usually in a book or movie, we reach the climax and then the ending is near (except for the third Lord of the Rings, that thing never wanted to end). We want a quick resolution, but God hasn’t given that to us.
How do we live during the resolution to the story? When we know the climax happened long before our character was introduced? How do we live through the rest of it until we reach conclusion?
Pastor Jeremy Stephens 
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