"Do this for the remembrance of me."
The older I get, the more memories I accumulate. But, I'm also aware that some memories fade, or are completely forgotten, until something brings them to mind again. Some memories are difficult, some pleasant, as we don't get through life without collecting both. In the Lord's Supper, we remember. We remember the Last Supper and the words Jesus spoke at that meal. "Take and eat, this is my body. Take and drink, this is my blood. Given for you." In that memory, the meal becomes present once again. It is more than a memory, it is Christ present in the bread and wine, for me, once again. In that memory we are also reminded what God, in Christ, has done for us. "This cup...shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin." As today's devotion says, "In remembering, we see the pieces of his life united in one purpose: to reveal God's face of mercy and forgiveness." What a wonderful memory! What a wonderful promise!
Probably the most important memory to have always.
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