The series starts off slowly. Introducing you to the key characters and the main thrust of the story. Once those aspects are set up, then it kicks into high gear with the twists and turns required to make the whole thing dramatic and fascinating. The challenge, however, is to bring all the strands together to result in an ending that lands well.
So many parts to making sure the whole story fits well. So many areas where things can lag a little. If the ending works, though, that can make up for a lot. If there is enough in the story that keeps things going well and the ending lands well, then the mood for the whole piece can be lifted. Likewise if things were building well, but ended in something of a damp squib, it can leave a nasty taste in the mouth. It was going so well, why did it have to end like that. In a sense it can ruin everything.
How the story ends can do a lot for the story. There is aspiration and hope in the ‘happy ever after’ type of ending. There is the thought that the proper resolution of all things and characters emerging better for the experience can give reason for the person watching or listening to likewise believe that to some degree things might work out for them in a similar way.
This, however, is all down to the strands of the piece being woven together with an idea of the end in mind so the end result is a beautiful tapestry, rather than a muddle with annoying loose ends..
There is a bigger picture at play in terms of the design God had in mind for the story of the universe. There is something about His will for creation culminating in something glorious, harmonious and at peace. We can be a part of that story as we cooperate with Him and exercise faith in His Son.
That degree of faith is based on understanding His will and aligning attitudes and minds-sets to that. This is something that develops over time as we grow in that desire to learn His story and our role in it. That proceeds as we recognise the opposition we face from outside us and within us. As we recognise these, it’s important also to appreciate the resources at hand to overcome all the opposition and reach the end where it lands well.
In Jesus, there is hope. In Jesus there is that hope that the ending will not be a dampt squib. In Him there is a hope that the ending will be glorious. That is an ending that lands well.
(Photo by Artturi Jalli on Unsplash)
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
Life With CD 