When I was about Zachary’s age my brothers and I used to build snow tunnels in the wintertime. One of us would start at each end and meet in the middle. We would dig toward each other clawing and pushing through the densely packed snow with our hands and feet like moles in eager anticipation of ‘breaking through’ somewhere in the middle. After awhile we could hear each other clawing from the other side and we would dig all the faster until finally a small hole would appear and we could see daylight from one end to the other – eureka! We had done it…we finally met. All our hard work had paid off!
I relived those memories this afternoon with Zachary. He started at one end and I at the other and we would (hopefully) meet in the middle. As we were digging further and further all of sudden, Zachary said, “Dad! I can hear you digging…we’re almost there!” I found myself digging faster and being as excited as he was that we were almost through! A little while longer and he said, “We’re through, Dad! I can see a hole!” We had done it! It was just as exciting as when I was 11.
It got me thinking about my faith. The Christian faith is full of remembering. There are countless occasions in the Old Testament when God encourages the Israelites to remember him. They are told not to forget the Lord their God.
The command to remember is just as important for us today as it was for the Israelites of the Old Testament. We remember Jesus birth, death, resurrection. We do the Lord’s Supper in ‘remembrance of him’, we have baptism and remember his covenant with the Israelites and with us. Remember, Remember, Remember -- Christians are always remembering…as we should.
So this Christmas take some time to build memories with your loved ones. Reminisce and remember together all while remembering the greatest memory -- the birth of our Lord and Savior.
Oh, and don’t forget to take a picture or two to help you remember…here’s ours!
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