Message | Communication | Identity

In my inmost self, I dearly love God’s law (Rom. 7:22).

The New York Times “Metropolitan Diary” column ran the story of a man with a self-recognition problem. It read…

Another forgetful friend is at it again. Somewhere around midnight the other day he remembered with a start that he had forgotten to leave a memo to himself on his desk at the office. The note was to remind him, 1) to phone a photographer and 2) to break a dentist appointment. Uncertain if he would ever remember to take care of these things by morning, he tossed and turned, finally getting out of bed to watch a movie on television.

Then, at last, he had a solution: phone his own extension at the office and leave himself a voice-mail message. He dialed the number, left himself a message and, carefree, fell asleep.

Arriving at the office the following morning, he noticed the red message light shining brightly, indicating that a phone message was waiting…