The word remember means to bring an image or idea from the past into mind. It implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled. To witness to the Father in the Sacrament prayer that we will always remember Jesus Christ implies that we have memories, knowledge of, or a relationship with Christ on which we can think back, otherwise, what else are we remembering? In other words, we cannot maintain an active memory of Christ if we know nothing about him, his life or his teachings. In order to remember him, we must know him.
That last sentence really hit me: "In order to remember Him, we must know Him." To know Him, we must be willing to have an active dialogue with Him through prayer and we must read about Him and His teachings in scripture. Reading this again makes me more motivated to want to do those things.
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