Brothers and Sisters, I have just returned from a spiritual retreat where I got to spend

some very personal, very needed, one-on-one time with the story.

And I can't tell you how excited I am to share what the story has revealed to me.

The story showed its message to me as clear as day,

and I am humbled to be its servant. Okay, I see some faces out there telling me, but Pastor Andrew,

why doesn't the story speak to me directly, like it does to you and Brother Reed? Why can

you two alone see it? And I can't help but laugh. I know why the story

has chosen us alone. Do you know why the story has chosen us? The answer is simple. It chose

us because it did, and it did not choose you.

The story must be told.

The story must be told.

Something I hear again and again is, Pastor Andrew, in what language is the story written?

And that's a fair question.

There are hundreds, no, thousands, probably, of languages in the world.

Maybe hundreds. But that's not the right question. The right question is, what is the story saying?

And to understand the story, you need to understand the language of the story. Because only through language can the word of the story be understood.

But remember, the story is not made up of words.

Those words are tied to no language.

The words are made up of no letters because there is no language that can pronounce the word of the story.

So if you ask yourself, what is the story saying?

Say to yourself, can I ever truly understand the language of the story?

And if you learn its words, yes, you can.

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