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From the Pastor’s Desk While modern education has certainly made many advancements, particularly in the use of tools for study and research, it does disturb me as a teacher, that memory work has been greatly diminished in the recent curriculum. It seems that math tables, English rules, and patriotic messages are not committed to memory as they once were. Our church continues to stress the importance of committing God’s truth to our memory and do so based on constant references in the Bible to remembering. In my concordance there are well over two hundred times the word “remember” in some form is used. We have so many ways in which we remember things. We have picture albums of family and friends, special occasions, and vacation travels. Often glancing through these albums brings back a tear as we think of those, no longer with us, who touched our lives. In many ways, Lent has its focus on remembering what Jesus has done for us. It is as if the Bible invites us to see the pictures of those events and to focus on our greatest Friend as He gives His life for us. Hearing again the words of the Passion History helps us to join the disciples of Jesus as they go from the Upper Room, through the trials, to the hill of Calvary and finally to the tomb. The Lord has given us His Holy Supper to constantly remind us of the precious promise of His continued presence with us. Paul writes, As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. (I Corinthians 11:26) Jesus Himself gave us the Supper for this very purpose. “Do this, in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19) Coming to the Lord’s Supper should be for each of us more than a formality of tradition but a revitalization of our relationship with Him. Do you remember that Christ died on a cruel cross for you each time you consider His death?
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