I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.

Philippians 1:3

It is so nice to be remembered, to know someone is thinking of me. Getting a card in the mail, an email, or a text from someone lifts my spirits because I know I am at the front of another person’s thoughts.

The senior pastor at my church, the Rev. Thomas Eggold, is really good about sending a text each year on my birthday. I find myself looking forward to his text, wishing me a happy birthday and letting me know that he is praying for me. It is always a great reminder to me to be conscious of those people in my life that I may not see every day, but whom I think about and pray for on a regular basis. St. Paul says, “It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart” (Philippians 1:7a). Remembering those we hold close in our hearts is a wonderful way to share Christ’s love and saving work of the Gospel with others.

Elizabeth Puls
Fort Wayne, IN

Dearest Jesus, help me to share Your love with others by letting them know I am thinking of them. Amen.

Reflect: Send a card, email, or text to let someone know they are remembered.

Read: Galatians 6:10 and Colossians 3:12-17