Remember, Forget

In the live recording of the song “I Never Knew You” the artist starts with an opening monologue – of sorts – in order to properly set the context for the upcoming song in which he asks, “why do we forget things?” Although the artist is speaking and singing within the frame of romance, he somehow manages to touch on a very real part of our shared existence.

“What is it about our humanness where we forget? We remember, we forget, we remember, we forget… and I think it’s just for the opportunity of enlightenment, the opportunity to awaken again and again and again, because it feels good… it feels good to remember our greatness.” – Jason Mraz

I think that ultimately, the way we express our natural inclination to outwardly reciprocate God’s love towards others – whether platonic or romantic – can be telling of the types of relationships we value.

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I’ve never really been one to journal, I never saw the point. I was the type of person who would fall on the flawed but lazily justifiable logic that whatever doesn’t stick with me in memory is just something that I can re-discover, and thus re-awaken to the revelation that it offers.

Basically I was satisfied being stuck in a loop, due to my horrible memory.

I was a Mission Volunteer in CFC-Youth for the better part of a year, and now that I’ve reprised the role in SFC, I feel that the Lord asking me not to simply re-live the experience with a different filter, but He’s calling and beckoning me to experience this community in ways that I was not open to in the past.

Remember, forget, repeat… if only to move forward bearing in mind the greatness of God in you, me and us.

Lord, I would love the chance to love You, like I’ve never known You.

– Jesse R.
” I Am, and We are Missionaries”