Today it has occurred to me that I love memory. There are many things that I love...family, friends, music, good eats, etc, but something that combines them all is memory. At least in past tense that is. Today have been listening to music that I heard a fair amount of while in the Netherlands, and I was just flooded with memories. I love that! I was telling a friend today how there is this one women's purfume that I think Mom used to wear when I was young and every time I get a whiff I think of being really young again. It is so good to be able to remember, and we need to really consider how much of our lives are dependent on our being able to remember.
Recently I found out of some people with memory loss due to horrible car accidents or from alsheimers disease...how sad! And I know this does not compare to those situations, but my laptop computer just lost its ability to remember that it has a hard drive. Memory is critical!
So here is the challenge for this Christmas season that is apon us...go listen to those great tunes of old that bring you back to the good old days, make that favorite dish that you always had growing up, take a whiff of those sensational smells.
Above all, realize that we are priviledged to remember so much. Remember who you are and who Christ is and who he has come to save. Remember that God delights in you, and when you enjoy the beautiful things he has created God delights in our enjoyment too.
God is good...despite final exams, crummy weather, nagging professors, depressing Iowa winters and the disappointments of daily life. Emmanuel.
