Seek to hear the song's stubborn sweetness

Stories of the Season

   This week we hear a story from Katherine Patterson, "A Stubborn Sweetness".    This story of how a chance meeting provides an opportunity for a man to reflect on his childhood gives us the occasion to also think about how pains and tragedies of the past can continue to affect us.  In the end, which is stronger, the song of pain or the song of God's love?  

Bible Reading:  Revelation 21:1-6a