"A Joy to Remember"
Christmas Day / Luke 2:15 No sooner had the angels left them and gone back into heaven than the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go over to Beit-Lechem and see this thing that has happened, that Adonai has told us about.” 16 Hurrying off, they came and found Miryam and Yosef, and the baby lying in the feeding trough. 17 Upon seeing this, they made known what they had been told about this child; 18 and all who heard were amazed by what the shepherds said to them. 19 Miryam treasured all these things and kept mulling them over in her heart. 20 Meanwhile, the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen; it had been just as they had been told.
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My mother, due to her increasing dementia, is losing her memory. When I am with her, I remember for her. We sit, and I tell stories of our past, including the Christmases our family enjoyed together. I remember Christmas Eve communion services where the pastor offered the bread and cup with the words of Jesus, “Do this in remembrance of me.” It is important to remember.
Mary remembered all that had happened to her from the time the angel Gabriel appeared to her saying, “Rejoice, favored one, the Lord is with you,” until she gave birth to her son, and the angel appeared to the shepherds with the wonderful, joyous news that a Savior had been born. Mary committed these things to memory and considered them carefully. Later Mary shared her memories, so that we, too, know the joyous story of our Savior’s birth. Remembering the stories of Christmas brings my mother joy. She smiles, and we laugh together. Remembering what God has done through Jesus our Savior, born of Mary, brings us the greatest joy.
Prayer: Lord help us always remember how much you love us as we share the joy of our Savior. Amen.[David Lord, Moneta, Virginia]
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The Society of St. Andrew is a national nonprofit hunger-relief ministry that rescues 25-30 million pounds of fresh, nutritious, excess produce each year that would otherwise go to waste for various marketing reasons. This food is then distributed to critical feeding agencies across the country at no cost to the agencies or the hungry people they serve. More information about the Society of St. Andrew and its hunger-relief programs - Gleaning Network, Potato & Produce Project, and Harvest of Hope is available online at EndHunger.org.
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