Remember

"It is ironic how often we forget the things worth remembering, but remember the things worth forgetting." - Anon

On this day, a day of Remembrance for all people who have died in wars across the globe, I feel it is important to stop and remember.  The key for me is to stop! To pause! To reflect and then to remember. Having a 'set' date, like the 11 November helps us to focus on our loved ones and friends who have gone before us. These people are ones worth remembering!

“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” - Thomas Campbell

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Sitting by the rivers of Babylon

Psalm 137 begins with the following words, made famous by Boney M in 1978:

"By the rivers of Babylon
we sat down and wept
when we remembered Zion."

They were written by a people, living in captivity, longing for the days of old - longing for their home. The Babylonians taunted the Israelites urging them to sing their songs of joy, but the people of Israel couldn't bring themselves to sing.

Sometimes we find ourselves sitting at our own river of Babylon, longing for the former days. Days when things seemed peaceful and in order; days when we had our loved ones with us; days when when had songs to sing.

If you happen to be sitting at your river of Babylon today, crying your tears of pain, please remember that God knows your pain - God has not abandoned you. It is in the midst of trial that God's presence guides us through.

Genesis 35:3 -  "Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.”

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Please say a prayer for our family as we sit by our river of Babylon today - the 28th of October marks 2 years since Kim's brother, Barry tragically died.