Psalm
78:1-4 Give ear, O my
people, to my teaching, incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of
old, things that we have heard and known, that our ancestors have
told us. We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to
the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might,
and the wonders that he has done.
The
Emergence of a Visual Storytelling
Following
in the weeks since our basement flooded as we have renovated the rec
room, I have been able to work on continuing to “scrapbook” many
more of our photos which were salvaged from water damage. These are
from so many great times over such a long span of years. They were
shared vacations and happy celebrations of special occasions and
holidays. In reclassifying these pictures and trying to enhance
their presentation, they seem to become a form of storytelling that
would be a kind of chronicle of events. It came forth to me as a
wonderfully fun gift that was given to me. I will be looking forward
to having everybody else share in these memories.
During
this process, I encountered my book, “Dancing with Words:
Storytelling As Legacy, Culture, and Faith” by Ray Buckley. His
learning was part of his heritage as a Native American. In their
oral language they were often religious. They found their stories
were often like songs and were “gifted” as they were shared.
There were often examples of people with disabilities who became
exceptional storytellers. They discovered so many ways to
descriptively connect their communities and culture. It seems such a
good way to augment a journey by expressing it orally and visually in
pictures.
Gracious
God: Help us to listen and look. We are trying to tell a story that
was your Creation. A Story of all stories, begun long ago. And by
remembering, tell someone else, so that they will know. Amen.
Carol
Morrill
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