With a
brand new family historical journal in hand, I was able to interview my Mom’s
generation concerning their elders before they passed on. And once they did pass, all their remaining
photos came to me! I sifted through
boxes and albums searching for old photos that hinted at our storied past. It’s such a responsibility being one of the
oldest remaining in a family!
Sorting
through a wide assortment of black and white photos gave me the inspiration for
an ambitious wall display. Unfortunately,
I’ve been unable (without spending money on a search) to go back farther than
three generations. Even so, I feel such
a sense of accomplishment every time I see this wall of family photos. Now that we have grandchildren I feel the
urgency of “capturing” these lives gone by.
Some advise writing our stories down.
Others suggest an oral history.
When I consider that this one photographic project took me three years
to complete, I’m overwhelmed!
One of the
things that makes the Bible so precious to me is the long and rich history
contained there in. This continuing
history is one of the compelling internal evidences of the infallibility of the
Bible. What a treat to read about life
in very ancient Egypt
through the life of Joseph! Who can
resist the excitement of the battle between God and the Egyptian magicians as
the plagues ravaged Pharoah’s kingdom?
Then there’s the Hebrew mass exodus!
On and on, the history of man winds through the ages leading up to the
coming of Messiah. Our religious history
goes back thousands of years!
As
Christians, we are all part of a vast family reaching back to the days of
Abraham as in Galatians 3:26-29:
You are all sons of God through
faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have
clothed yourselves with Christ. There is
neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in
Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ,
then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
How
thrilling that Jesus, the Son of God, is not ashamed to call us brothers and
sisters! A family tree doesn’t get any
better than this:
Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the
same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. He says, "I will declare your name to my
brothers; in the presence of the congregation I will sing your
praises." And again, "I will
put my trust in him." And again he says, "Here am I, and the children
God has given me." Hebrews 2:11-13
We are the
children God has given to our Messiah, Jesus Christ!
Love as
always, Elaine (me in my Pap-Pap's hat)
