The memory of the righteous is a blessing. (Proverbs 10:7 ESV)
Memories and Love
I am a wee bit sentimental. I enjoy looking at photo albums. I enjoy reading my old journals. I enjoy looking at my children’s old school papers and artwork. I enjoy discussing old vacations, trips of yesteryear, and important events.
My memories are tightly bound to my experience of love.
But some memories are not. When I remember the times I was unfair to my family, it is not connected to love. When I remember my purposeful rebellions, it is not connected to love. When I remember my pride and my arrogance and my selfishness, it is not connected to love.
But the memories I have stored about righteousness are precious. Those memories cause joy. Those memories cause peace. Those memories are a blessing.
One of the ways that God loves us is through giving us good things to remember. He then further blesses us by letting us remember those things. He then continues to bless us by letting us see that those good things that we remember are examples of love.
Take the love God grants us.