Memories are what we are left with when a person leaves our presence. If we write those memories down for posterity to read, then we help others have a memory even though presence never occurred. Church history is replete with creating memories for us all even though none of us alive today lived with these former great people. Polycarp is my favorite. He seemed to have had awesome presence with the early Christians.
The story of how he died a martyr's death is inspiring. It has created an indelible memory in my mind. It helps get me through hard times. It's a story of commitment in the face of the ultimate sacrifice. That allows me to hang on to my commitment when I least want to carry on with commitments I have made. So, I thank the greatest Memory Maker of them all for perpetuating Polycarp's memory much past his hour of presence on the earth. It has helped me to stay on the path home.
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