In Memory of Her, vs. In Memory of Me

Very similar translations into English. Very different wording in Greek.

At the Last Supper, Jesus said for us to “Do this,” “eis ten emen anamnesin.” Anamnesis is a special and particular word for memory, which means to make a past event become present in your mind, to become part of a historical event, to realize that it happened to you also. It’s associated with things like the proper Jewish attitude toward Passover, IIRC.

But at the anointing with perfume at Simon the Leper’s house, Jesus said that this would be a “mnemosynon” to the woman whenever it was told about, wherever the Gospel was preached.

Elsewhere in the LXX of the OT, this is a translation of “memorial sacrifice,” and it also shows up in Acts 10:4 as a description of how the centurion Cornelius’ good works and prayers have been received by God, for himself and his household.

Meanwhile, there’s a command in the OT that the Israelites blow their shofar trumpets at certain holidays and at the beginning of months, so that their normal sacrifices will be received as memorial sacrifices. So there’s an association of sound with the memorial sacrifice concept.

Anyway… it’s a big thing, but not the same as “In memory of me.”

Spy Monday Update

My dad is still doing well after both his balloon angioplasties to put stents in his heart. He is getting some physical therapy starting this week. In general, he is a lot more spry than he has been, because oxygen is good.

I’ve still got some pain in my behind-the-knee ligament, if I overdo things, but it’s not major.

I got myself a mild case of plantar fasciitis again, during all of my dad’s stuff. I regret nothing, because I had to do the stupid thing I did; but I also got a foot massage cushion for ten bucks at the Gabe’s store. It really makes a difference at night, along with icing my feet when I need it and going back to my sturdy plantar fasciitis shoes.

My production speed at work has gone way up, with better shoes/feet and less exhaustion. So whatever has been wrong with me seems to be clearing up.

OTOH, I’m having a lot more (non-diabetic) low blood sugar incidents, even though I have been very good about keeping abstinence only, and using the Church’s permission not to fast. So obviously my body is still stressed, and I need to work harder on eating correctly.

Non-diabetic low blood sugar is not well understood. Sometimes a person’s blood sugar drops like a freaking rock while they have plenty of food in them, because the pancreas decided to let loose a ton of insulin, more than needed. Sometimes the blood sugar is measurably fine, while the rest of the entire body is reacting as if it got a ton of insulin. Some of it might be problems with how the body digests, but they aren’t sure. (There’s even a related problem where you eat a lot of protein, or only protein, and your body reacts as though it hasn’t eaten anything in days — while still digesting the protein normally and delivering the goodies.) It’s also related to things like falling asleep when stressed, or feeling exhausted for no good reason.

There’s a whole host of things that come along with non-diabetic low blood sugar, and I’ve gotten to experience most of the list of symptoms at some point.

And yet, other times, everything works hunky-dory. I feel like I’m a healthy person, generally speaking. I guess everybody has something weird in their health history, and this is mine.