Memorial or Shrine??

As I look toward this Memorial Day weekend there are reflections and memories of others that come to mind.

All through scripture we find where God's people were instructed to erect a memorial. God wanted his people to mark or remember specific events and victories.
As we remember challenges that we faced, obstacles that we have overcome, battles that we have fought and victories we have won it helps to build our faith and propels us forward to finish strong in our life's journey!

But we must beware of erecting shrines.
Unlike a memorial that focuses on what the life of a person contributed a shrine focuses on the death of a person.

The purpose of a shrine is to keep one locked into the cycle of death.

At the very core of the good news of the gospel of Christ is the power of His Resurrection!

I encourage us all to remember what we have received from those who have passed on to the other side and be thankful for the contribution and investment that they made in our life.

It is my prayer that I too will live a life that is so poured out for others that none of the wealth and treasure that God invested  in me is buried with me but rather lives on in the lives of those of whom I was sent.
It is my prayer for us that after our passing the works that we have done will be a leagacy that will continue to speak as a lving stone giving glory to God.

Blessings
Sandra