Memorials

Joshua 4: 5-7
5 and Joshua said to them, "Cross again to the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel.
6 "Let this be a sign among you, so that when your children ask later, saying, 'What do these stones mean to you?' 7 then you shall say to them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off ' So these stones shall become a memorial to the sons of Israel forever."  (NASB)

     Whether or not you have children, the idea of memorials can be a powerful concept.  Memorials serve as a reminder of somthing significant that should be in the forefront of ones memory.  Think about it.  The church has several memorials; The Lord's Supper (Communion), Baptism and The Lord's Day.  All serve their function in the lives of christians, but they all serve to remind us of important events.  Communion; the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Christ-the cornerstone of the faith, Baptism; the point at which Christ's saving work is applied to our lives through faith, by God's grace, and The Lord's Day; a time to worship God.  What other memorials do you have in your life?  Are they ones that people in general acknowledge, or are they specific to you and/or your family/friends?  Also, what purpose do they serve; of what do they remind you?  ("What do these stones mean to you?")

 Let me know,

Patrick Antonucci