"[Much of the misunderstanding of the message] goes back to how you read the Bible. A lot of Christians have been taught a story that begins in chapter three of Genesis, instead of chapter one. If your story doesn't begin in the beginning, but begins in chapter three, then it starts with sin, and so the story becomes about dealing with the sin problem. So Jesus is seen as primarily dealing with our sins. Which is all true, but it isn't the whole story and it can lead people into all kinds of despair when it comes to understanding just why we're here. The Bible begins in Genesis one, not with sin but with blessing, not with toil and despair but with life, and creativity, and vibrant participation with God in the ongoing creation of the world" (Rob Bell, Leadership online February 2012). Sometimes one thought, succinctly stated, can change your outlook and rebalance your thinking. Such was the case when I read the quote above. I l