Once upon a time there was a boy named John. He was raised by selfish parents.

They drove nice cars while they dressed John in last year’s fashions.

They spent Friday nights at fancy restaurants while John ate boxed mac and cheese with a babysitter.

They went on lush vacations while John racked up student loan debt.

When John got older he got married. He had a son. He named him Jack

John treated Jack like a king.

Jack had new clothes, weekends at nice restaurants, and more than one overseas vacation.

John changed the script.

We can too.

This weekend we will hear Jesus' words on flipping the script. We will hear of the permission he gives. We will also ponder the deep aversion yet seductive attraction we encounter when dare to we follow our destinies.

Too often the script before us is one that someone else wrote. Let’s not be afraid to change it.