Memorial Day, more than any other holiday, has an aura of poetry. A day of mourning, a day to remember; like good poetry, we can derive wisdom from it.
The educator part of me is always looking for a new & improved teaching strategy. But in this no-nonsense holiday at the ending of Spring, I am finding the importance of the ancient & proven.
Memorials quite literally date back to the ending of time immemorial. For once a record, a tradition, or a monument came to be, so did a continuity of memory. Fathers could pass memories and purpose on to the next generation. Purposeful remembrance shows care and oversight; it defines value.
Memorials give us a 'bigger picture' viewpoint. It is often easier to see God in a sweep of history than it is to feel Him in the urgency of the moment.
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