And when in time to come,

your son asks you,

"What does this mean?"

you shall say to him,

"By a strong hand

    the LORD brought us

    out of Egypt,

from the house of slavery."

               Exodus 13. 14

(We share with others

    --even our families--

all kinds of stories

      and experiences.

But do we share with them

    --and do they know--

the chronicle of God's faithfulness

               in our lives?

Those stories engrave

            a lasting imprint,

even the details long remembered,

     to know and grasp that God is real.

A testimony never sows a single seed.

  It plants a forest.)

O LORD,

Grant us not just the courage

   to tell the stories of

   Your great faithfulness,

but in sharing,

   let those stories

           point others to You.

And to remind us too

   that You are with us

even now,

even in this.

You are the Almighty One.