I’d not actually seen it in The Scripture before my recent read through Proverbs. But there it is.

“The memory of the righteous is for a blessing. . .” is the way the Hebrew is translated in the Berean Literal Bible. The verse continues: “. . . and the name of the wicked will rot.”

Graphic!

When I remember a friend, now fallen asleep [1 Corinthians 15:18-20], I don’t often recall anything of his or her faults; I remember how we enjoyed various activities or events together.

I also remember what I learned from the person that comes to my mind. I often tell others, usually family, about someone, what I knew of the person, what I learned. Seems to me it’s a great way to honor those that have lived and are now remain a memory.

There’s another side to “may his memory be a blessing.” From the other side. What will someone remember of me? Will one say I was a blessing?

Thinking about people I’ve not personally known, relatives or people I’ve only read about, I find appreciation in biographies and autobiographies, and even short articles that are published on some occasion pertinent to the lives of “Dead Poets” and others.

King Solomon, in an hand full of words, reaches through time to stir my mind to think.

May our LORD grant us the wisdom to remember the goodness of those now asleep. We can appreciate their contributions and blessings and smile at their quirks and foibles.

As for the wicked, let them rot!

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LORD Bless, Keep, Shine. . .