Karen VanGilder reminded us this past Sunday of the grand Story of the Gospel, which began at creation, which included many twists and turns in the history of God’s covenant people Israel, which came to a crescendo in Christ, which didn’t end at the cross — or at an empty tomb or at the ascension. In fact, it continues to be written! In fact, the Story of the Gospel never ends! I told someone just today that outside of the “forever” piece of this Story we simply cannot view or live this life as it should be viewed and lived. I thought of these beautiful words of the prophet Isaiah, so often heard at Christmastime but worthy of being heard on this August Monday —