A generation or two after Jesus’ life, when the gospel writers wrote down all their memories, the writers recalled this night differently. John remembered Jesus washing the disciples’ feet — a sign of being a servant to them, a nudge to help them serve others. Matthew, as well as Mark and Luke, all remembered a meal.

Both can be true in the heart sense of true, because they call to mind the same thing — Jesus is saying farewell to the people who have been so close to him and giving them a way to remember him. Both memories are all about the things we can see and hold, about the simplest things that get filled with the power of Jesus.

We know that we remember the important things.

Things like what you had for lunch last week, and where you parked the car two weeks ago are probably gone from yo…