Wednesday's thoughts

"Things I Want to Remember"

Memorial weekend is a time for us to think about the people who have given us so much and whose gift to us has made us what we are. It's a time to think about people like Isaac Palomarez who was killed in the War; in Afghanistan. They describe him as "a man who made a difference, a man who so affected the people he touched that the world is a better place for his having been here."

The last conversation he had with his mother he said, "If I don't get to talk to you again Mom, happy Mother's Day".

There are people who have given their lives for our freedom. There are people who have sacrificed so we could have it better than they had it.

We are what we are because they were, to us, what they were. Sunday we will think about those people and those memories that we want to remember.

The Biblical texts will come from Isaiah 49 and it talks about how God formed us before we were born/ how God formed us from birth. The Prophet realizes he was the recipient of the gifts from God.

the other text comes from Deuteronomy 34. It refers to the end of Moses life the way he was remembered. We are told that there never was a prophet as great as Moses.

Memorial Day reminds us what we have been given and how we will be remembered.

How will people remember you?
How do you want to be remembered?

Whom will you be thinking about this weekend and how will you recall the influence they had on your life?

If you have thoughts on this subject write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to have others read your response click on the box below.

I look forward to hearing from you.


Charles Schuster