Memorials—Rocks, Blogs and a Dash of Incense
Thursday, May 31, 2012 Posted by Debbie Legg
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I
look around my house. I can’t see anything
that really acts as a memorial to Jesus.
I guess
I could build an altar in my house. Hang
a cross, mount a few pictures of Jesus, light some candles, waft
a little incense… Okay, I’m creeping myself out just a bit.
Then
it hits me. The purpose of an altar, of
a memorial of any kind, is to communicate something important, something worth
remembering. The lives given in service
to our country are worth remembering. God’s faithfulness to His people, Israel, is
important, not only to them but to all of mankind. Memorials help ensure that those events are
not forgotten.
Which
events in my life are worth memorializing?
Which are less so? How do I
decide?
The
beauty of living in this day, in this age, is that I don’t have to choose. All I have to do is write them down. No chiseling statues out of stone. I can document here, at Daily Fast Fuel, or
the other places I write.
Even
if my memories are not published for the world to see, simply journaling them can
be enough. Why? Because we have a tendency to forget--details,
dates, entire chains of events. By
writing them down we can revisit the memories in crystal clear detail. The remembering is important, as is giving thanks. Just as on Memorial Day we reflect and remember
in gratitude, so God also loves when we remember and express our thankfulness
to Him, be it in front of many or just Him and you.
No incense required.
