I witnessed recently someone
ask that pulse-stopping question we all fear when encountering a person we
haven't seen in a long time...Do you remember me? Sometimes the face
is familiar, but the name...well that may be a different thing altogether. One
challenge for me is that as I mature, I am finding that everyone looks familiar!
Maybe I have just met too many people along the way.
Jesus reminds us in the tenth chapter of Matthew's gospel that God knows
and recognizes us. This isn't a casual familiarity that mixes names and faces
and memories, but an intimate awareness, even down to the number of hairs on our
heads. The purpose of Jesus' words in Matthew's account is to offer
encouragement to his followers in the midst of constant challenge. He was
telling them that as God knew and cared for the birds of the air, so much
more God knew and cared for them. We don't have to ask if God remembers us.
God knows everything about us and loves us still! That is good news on a cold,
February Friday.
In a world that often seems cold and indifferent, remember that God never
forgets a name or a face. See you Sunday!
Jim Abernathy
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