Sorry...I Forgot!

I have an amazing long term memory! I can remember details of the past as if they had just happened. My short term memory however, is not so amazing and I have a hard time remembering what I did just a minute before. My short term memory however, is not so amazing and I have a hard time remembering what I did just a minute before.

For those of us who struggle with chronic forgetfulness, we find ways to cope in a society that frowns upon the appearance of flightiness. At my last church, our administrator would write memo's to herself on her hand to remind her of what needed to be accomplished. For the longest time I would make fun of her for needing such an aid; that is of course until I forgot my daughter at daycare.

You know that feeling you get when you know there is something missing? Well, one day when I pulled into my driveway I had that nagging feeling, but quickly removed it at the thought of seeing Jackson and Lucy greet me at the door. Lucy! I had forgotten Lucy! I quickly raced two towns over to pick up my girl all the while building a story line to tell Becky about how I obviously did not forget Lucy and that I must have been very busy at work, thus causing my lateness.

I picked up Lucy, explained the true story to Becky and if you ever see Lucy or Jackson written on my hand, they are at daycare and I will be picking them up that evening.

Forgetfulness seems to be a less than favorable trait with one exception; Jesus. When we turn to Jesus, at the same time our sins are forgiven, they are also forgotten and we experience what we call grace. Without this forgetfulness, grace cannot take place. Often times we need not only to be reminded of grace, but also about the absent mindedness of Christ. His ability to erase the past, forget our sins, separate them as far as the east is from the west is why we, as the forgiven, will never have our past used against us by the Almighty, forgetful God we serve.