Living the Memories
March 23
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was bur-
ied, that he was raised on the third day.
1 Corinthians 15:3, 4
It was as if he had found a great treasure. As he lifted the lid on the trunk, he
was taken by a boyish excitement. He had no idea what he would find. Pulling
away the sheet covering the items in the trunk, he gently began lifting each one
reverently from its resting place. Greg felt his pulse quicken, and he couldn’t
wait to learn what secrets would emerge. A waffle iron Gramma had used still
shined as though it were brand-new.
Memories of visiting Gramma’s apartment down the block came flooding
back; he’d been but a child. Gramma would fix him waffles and tea for break-
fast. Tea was a staple of every meal, especially at 4:00 p.m. since Gramma had
been born in Great Britain.
As Greg lifted each item from the trunk, a new and special memory came
with it. After several hours of reminiscing, he replaced each item to its resting
place and closed the lid. How precious are the memories of living. Though the
items would perish, the memories would last forever.
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Memories are passed in many ways, all of which are meant to impart some-
thing of value. As Greg spent those hours in fond remembrance of his grand-
mother, he could vividly recall the events as they had unfolded because he was
actually there for many of them. As it stirs our heart to read about Greg’s joy in
reliving the events that shaped his life, we get a better understanding that we
have the privilege of reliving much of Jesus’ life and death through Scripture.
We have been given eyewitness testimony from those who were there! These
are not bedtime stories—although it is a good time to read them to our chil-
dren—but true-life events in our Savior’s life. He invites us to read ourselves
into the storyline.
Prayer
“We thank you for the written record of Your life,
Lord. Enlighten our hearts as we open the Word
so that we may feel some of what the disciples felt
so we may feel alive in the memories. Amen.”
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