Some of the greatest disappointments in our relationships are made in
the moments our memories fail us. No one enjoys being forgotten,
especially by those we love most.
Your memory is one of the most powerful and fragile things about you.
When it’s good, you can surprise the 64-year-old birthday boy or be
there to celebrate ten years in with the not-so-newlyweds. When it’s
bad, you forget your coffee appointment with a co-worker or your
daughter’s dance recital or the last item on your wife’s grocery list.
Forgetfulness hurts. We’ve all been forgotten and know the pain of
expecting someone to remember — to show up, call, write, ask, make time —
and coming up empty and alone. If they really cared, they would’ve
remembered, right?
Someone Who Can Relate
Joseph, the prized son of Jacob and the eventual ruler of Egypt, was
forgotten when he needed to be remembered most. He’d been sold into
slavery by his brothers, then slandered into prison by Potiphar’s wife.
While in prison, Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker are arrested and jailed (Genesis 40:1).
Both were suspected of crimes against Pharaoh himself and are facing
almost certain death. They know no one crosses the most powerful person
in Egypt and lives to tell about it. Continue at Marshall Segal
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