An ebenezer

I spoke in chapel this morning for the last time. I've had a chance to speak in chapel many, many times over the past five years, but this was the first time that I've spoken in a Common Chapel. I spoke on ebenezers, on remembering God's faithfulness, on building a memorial to God's provision and blessing in our lives. It was an interesting way for me to say good-bye to a place that I have loved and worked, but it also made me think about the ebenezers in my own life. I've realized the importance of remembering, because I think that it serves several purposes:
1. Remembering that God has been faithful reminds us to be thankful
2. Remembering reminds us that we have been changed by a God who never changes
3. Remembering where we have come from allows us to be more mindful of where we are going
4. Remembering that God is faithful pulls us through the wilderness of life.

I never want to forget the times that God has been faithful or the times that I have experienced God's presence...

"Here I raise mine ebenezer, hither by thine help I've come
And I hope by thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home"