Memory seems a commodity in short supply these days. Everywhere I go, I hear people saying that they have a difficult time remembering things. I find myself often in the same boat. It used to be I would go downstairs and wonder what I had gone down for. Now, when I find myself downstairs, I wonder whether I'm heading down or going up.
Memory is an important part of our lives as human beings.
Without it we have no sense of who we are, of where we've been, of what we've done. Without it we would have to repeat tasks over and over. Without it we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes. We are called here this morning to remember. We need to ask ourselves what it is we are to remember.