" She succinctly acknowledges the imperfections of looking back in history without letting herself be swayed toward ignoring the past and its persisting effects."
I mentioned this last week, but Psalm 105 and Acts chapter 7 are two places where Stephen and the Psalmist are able to give a condensed form of the Israel's history.
It's almost quite difficult to encapsulate in a particular mission or a particular summary of the journey you've been on and the twists and turns you've taken.