Find someone who will tell you old stories.
The kinds of stories that remind you that who you are is more than all that comprises your contemporary life. You are the product of previous generations—for better or for worse. You have roots that go back further than your own experience.
The kinds of stories that you want your children to remember. There are things worth passing on to your children, and to their children’s children. Generational mythologies and lore are gifts.
The kinds of stories that remind future generations of our collective history with God. Awaken imaginations to see that who he was back then is who he is now. That the kinds of things he once did, are the kinds of things he can do again.
We are careless creatures. In our rush forward we easily forget the past. Modern progress is wonderful, but ancient wisdom keeps us rooted. New discoveries are exciting, but timeworn truths keep us sane.
(See Psalm 78.)