Today in chapel a small cairn was built - a tower of stones - a small example of the stone pillars built by the people of the Bible. Of course, stone towers are a part of many cultures including Native American. They are built to mark a spot and to remember an event or a person.
"Remembering" is one element in the richness of faith. It is an activity which calls to mind so richly as to make that event or person present again. So when you 'remember' your friend's phone number, you also bring into your presence the fullness of who your friend is, and what that friend means to you. We remember God's covenants. God remembers God's people. We remember Jesus' gift of wine and bread; God remembers the promises of forgiveness made by Jesus.
The gift of the act of remembering is this: we do not fly through the minutes and hours of this day, but in each act of remembering we are connected to our past, our friends, our hopes, our sorrows, our dreams. This moment then becomes a thread in a larger living. Our lives are richer through these connections which help us avoid losing our way.
Take a moment and remember....and be blessed. AMEN
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