There is just something about a fairy tale’s reversal of expectations that intrigues us. There is something amazing about finding out that the frog is really a handsome prince, that the ugly duckling is the one that grows into the most resplendent of all swans.Fairy tales are stories of transformation, and that’s what happened to these simple first century people the Bible calls Christians. Jude 3: “Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.” You and I are ordinary, but transformed by the Gospel we become extraordinary. Matthew 5:16: “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”