Remembering who we are and whose we are

God remembers Noah. God remembers Abram. God remembers Lot. God remembers the Israelites. The Israelites, in the book of Judges, do not remember God—this was their problem. God remembers Hannah. The Psalmist remembers God over and over again. And, for his part, God remembers God’s people over and over again in the Psalms. God called Israel to remember whose they are. Jonah remembers God. Peter remembers the words of Jesus. And Jesus calls us to remember him when we take communion—and this is really important. Remembering establishes who and whose we are.

Crucifixion is also…