To Remember is to Love

Today’s readings.

“The Lord remembers his covenant forever.” There is something profound in the bond between love and remembrance. The more we love, the more we remember. We hold onto the voice, the face, the gestures, the small details that might seem insignificant to others but are precious to us because the person is precious to us. That is why forgetting feels so painful. To be forgotten is not simply to slip from someone’s mind; it feels like a diminishment of our place in the world. 

So when Scripture says that the Lord remembers his covenant forever, we are revealed of something essential about divine love: God does not let what he loves slip into neglect. He does not drift from us, nor does he move on. And this also helps us understand why the Lord tells us, “Do this in remembrance of me.” To remember Christ is not merely to think of him from time to time. It is to remain rightly ordered to him. And one of the surest ways we remember him is by recognizing where he has chosen to remain present: in those who are most easily overlooked.

Today’s Practice – Almsgiving:

Choose one act of love for someone who would normally go unnoticed. It might be a conversation with someone on the margins, a small but intentional gift, or giving your time where there is no return. Do it deliberately as an act of remembrance: not simply kindness, but a way of loving Christ in the person before you. Let the act draw your attention back to him throughout the day.