Article June 4, 2007 Issue

'Senior moments'? or moments with God

BY BEVERLY GOLDSMITH

"Oh dear," said my friend, "I just can't remember the woman's name. It's so annoying to be losing one's memory." She's not the only one who is troubled by such lapses in memory. Many people feel concerned by the commonly accepted view that the ability to recall information diminishes as one ages, that it can be lost entirely through disease, or that some people are just born with poor memories.

Since we are made in God's likeness and He never forgets, it follows that we also have the capacity to retain whatever memory or knowledge we need.