Life has no meaning without a story about reality.  We cannot rise from our beds in the morning with any sense of purpose if life is only an absurd question mark with no explanation or meaning.  Questions such as: “Where did we come from?”  “Why are we here?”  “Who are we?” “How are we to live?”  “Where are we going?” “Why are there fires, floods, quakes, hurricanes?”  “Why is there evil, death and suffering?”  “What is human flourishing?”  These questions are all answered by a story.