“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they are called memories. Some take us forward, they are called dreams. ”
Today, my heart was touched by the blessing of memories. The month of November offers me several occasions to think of my departed loved ones, All Souls Day, All Saints Day, and the anniversary of my mom’s death on the 19th.
As I recalled my loved ones, the phrase of our Jewish neighbours, “May her or his memory be a blessing,” came to mind. One of the gifts of longer years is the treasure-house built up of memories to access, to be enjoyed. The beautiful human ability to evoke times, places, and relationships is indeed, as our faith companions often say, a blessing.
I invite you to recall one particular memory stored in your heart’s treasure house of memories today and behold the blessing.
-Nancy Wales, CSJ
IMAGES: Unsplash/Nathan Dumlao; Alex Guillaume