Recently I was sent by my family practice physician to a new doctor for a more specialized treatment. So I have spent some time filling out a detailed medical history. It gives me confidence when, as a new patient, the doctor does a comprehensive medical history. I know that she/he is taking my whole situation into consideration. The medical history is important. In similar fashion our personal history also matters. An early trauma in our lives can shape our attitudes for a lifetime. It is also true that early examples of loving support can be effective for our whole life time. Not only early events but later ones continue to affect the trajectory of our lives. We are always building a history. We are always unfinished. Our stories are unending. Theologians have often said that the Christian God operates in history. It is certain that many of us can offer testimony to how God has worked in our history. Her story and his story are also a part of His story. We interact with each other and God so that we not only have our individual history but we also have a history together as the people of God. So, we still tell each other the biblical stories, not just out of religious habit, but because they are part of our history as the people of God. All the way from Adam and Eve, through Abraham and Sarah, through the people of Israel, through Jesus and the Early church through the story of the church through the last 2000 years, we share the history of the faith. It is our history, our story and it matters. It is even more comprehensive than our medical history. It is the context for our spiritual health and shapes the continuing story of our relationship with God and with each other.