Laura Story 是2012 Grammy Award 現代基督教歌曲的獲獎者。
她從小在教會長大，上教會是她的習慣和傳統。剛上大學的時候，在學生裡面她擁有一切耍酷的條件：因為樂器玩得好可以享受獎學金；有一個高大帥氣的運動員男友；父母愛她送了她一輛手動的跑車。這一切讓她引以為傲，定義自己是典型酷妹。
然而有一天，因為一個意外一切都改變了，在和男友玩扔球遊戲時，一不小心，男友扔過來的球沒接好，反而使她手臂骨折。因為骨折，不能再開心愛的跑車；因為遷怒男友，一氣之下把他甩了；還是因為骨折，不能再玩樂器，導致了下學期的獎學金泡湯。
這件事情導致了她轉眼變得一點不酷，她痛苦沮喪，為了排解憂愁，在手臂相對好點之後，她報名參加了一個短宣團隊，去了一個完全語言不通的國家-- 蒙古。在那裡，她真實地遇見了耶穌。
他們的團隊任務是每天在蒙古各地放映《耶穌傳》，於是在蒙古的一個月裡，她每天都看這部電影，聖經里的耶穌活畫在她眼前，雖然外在耍酷的條件都完全失去，因着真實地遇見了救主，她的生命不再一樣。當她回到美國的時候，她因為遇見耶穌而喜樂，生命交託為祂而活。
慢慢地神帶領她走向音樂事奉的道路，2004年她寫的歌開始獲獎，嫁給了一個英俊的運動員丈夫，2006年丈夫查出腦瘤，在經歷極度的痛苦，於2008年她寫出了獲獎歌曲《Blessings》。她用生命體驗聖經里雅各書寫的1：2 “我的弟兄們，你們落在百般試煉中，都要以為大喜樂。”。她說" But there’s a decision that I find God is asking us to make: whether we’re going to judge God based on our circumstances, or whether we are going to choose to interpret our circumstances based on what we hold to be true about God.”
神在她的絕望時候賜她安慰，她懷孕生子了，而今年她的第二胎將是雙胞胎。雖然生命的旅程充滿意外和挑戰，然而在基督里，她深感自己是被祝福的，生命因為耶穌而酷。
Who but Jesus ?
Who but Jesus, loves the sinner?
Who but Jesus, calls him friend?
Reaches out to touch the leper,
Bids the weary come to Him?
Who but Jesus, loves the lowly,
Those the world has cast outside?
And with such scandalous compassion
Makes a wretch his chosen bride?
Who but Jesus, dwells among us,
Called this broken world his home?
Took on flesh and pain and sorrow
Reaping what He did not sow?
With the lost He shared salvation,
With the thief He shared a cross,
All that we might share His riches,
Who but Christ would give it all?
Who but Jesus?
Who but Jesus?
Who but Jesus, loves the sinner
Enough to give His life?
Love too pure for men to merit,
Praise too glorious to deny.
Praise Him now with my joy in living,
As in death my comfort rests.
Who but Jesus, loves this sinner
He alone is my righteousness.
Who but Jesus?
Who but Jesus?
Who but Jesus?
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