[Jesus] took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

"We are what we remember," wrote Dr. Ernest T. Campbell, the late pastor of the Riverside Church in New York City. The word remember came from two Latin words: "re" (back, again) and "memor" (mindful). To remember is to call an event, person, or thing back to mind again. It is to reassemble the members of a past event. The act of remembering affects our national life, our personal life, and our religious life. In our national life, for example, we have "Veterans’ Day" when we reassemble in our minds the lives of the men and women who have served in the armed forces and express our gratitude for their sacrifices. In our personal l…