In week 6 of Disciple’s Path, our topic is Witness:
Invitational Evangelism. One of the reflections we are given is to write out
the story of how we came to be a follower of Jesus. We are to write what we were like before
Christ, how we came to be a Christ follower, and what our life has been like
since then.
Some years ago, my
choir director gave this as an exercise to each choir member. We were to write
out our testimony, and then prepare to give it verbally to the other members of
the choir in three minutes or less. It was not necessarily an easy task- it
needed to be short and sweet. We were told that we did not need to emphasize
the “before” since there was a blessed “after”- gory details were not required.
It was a blessing to each of us to hear from our brothers and sisters in Christ
how each of us came to be where we were then.
The exercise of writing then verbalizing my testimony has
been something that has been helpful to me. It was the beginning of me being
able to talk about my faith in a way that is natural and not forced or weird.
Something I found useful in thinking about my testimony is
from the song “Amazing Grace”- “I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind
but now I see.” I hope that is helpful for you, too, this week as you write the story of your own Amazing Grace.
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