One of the fascinating aspects of being human is our ability to create time. We have memories and can literally sit in the present but remember and live in the past. On the other hand, we also have imaginations and can literally live in the future. We can sit here and imagine what we're going to do as soon as worship is over. 

Most of our problems in life don't come from our imaginations. They come from our memories. The past presents us with a paradox. On the one hand, a lot of good things have happened to us. These things, if remembered, can give us great confidence in ourselves each day. Unfortunately we sometimes forget things we should remember. On the other hand, some bad things have happened to us. We can remember some things we should forget and let them become a lead weight, drag…