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Psalm: 25:6-7
Be mindful
of your mercy, O Lord,
and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Do not
remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast
love remember me, for your
goodness’ sake, O Lord!
Love's laughter
I
sat on a cymbal on a high school band trip. I plopped down on a seat beside Kevin, who informed me someone had stuck gum on the cymbal which was now
affixed to the seat of my pants. On those rare occasions we see each other,
Kevin tells the story. And we laugh.
This
is how God remembers us, with joy, with love over all the ups and downs we have
known through our lives. God remembers it all, the things we forget as well as
the wrong we wish we could erase from memory.
This
is a problem for most us. Hurts and hatreds, regret and shame haunt us in the
night … daytime, too. For we know we have sinned, fallen short of God’s hope
for us.
But
God’s memory is infinitely more kind than our own. The Divine Majesty looks at
us with compassion, not with condemnation for wrongs done or the hurt we cause.
God is steadfast love, unceasing, ever flowing, bathing
our fevered hearts in cooling waters, and with a smile, looks at us and says
things like, “I remember you. You are that kid who sat on a cymbal.” And we
laugh.
Remember us, Lord, according to your goodness.
Pr. David L.
Miller
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