Focal Passage: Genesis 28:10-22
Memorials are everywhere. When you cross over a bridge, you often find a name attached to the bridge and you can’t help but wonder about the story of that person.
Perhaps when you pass a stadium and see a statue of a revered athlete, you remember a specific moment or championship. Or, when walking in a park you find a monument honoring a leader or war hero, you try to imagine what happened. Or, when you go to an awards event recognizing someone receiving a scholarship awarded in the name of someone else, you think what that person was like.
The commonality is that we create memorials for events, or things or people and these memorials allow us to remember. Over 10 years ago, my wife Debbie died. [Read more…]