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I have always had a soft spot for 50 First Dates<\/a><\/i> (2004; my comments<\/a>), the romantic comedy in which Drew Barrymore plays a woman who has no memory of her relationship with Adam Sandler<\/a> because she forgets each and every day\u2019s events before she wakes up the next morning. So I was really intrigued to see this post<\/a> by Carmen Andres at In the Open Space on the possible allegorical significance of one of the film\u2019s key plot devices:<\/span><\/p>\n

Eventually, Henry puts together a video tape which summarizes the time since her accident and plays it for her one morning. While still very painful, the truth up front gives her (and her family and friends) a chance to start living real life again.<\/p>\n

I love this part of the film because it reminds of a practical spiritual discipline that really helps me in trusting God. A few years ago, I started a kind of seasonal routine, where I repeat a series of linked biblical truths or Scripture that remind of who God is and who I am. . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can especially relate to Carmen\u2019s thoughts here because both of our families are in the middle of moving from one home to another \u2014 so I appreciate her comments about the need to remember our true identities as we move from one empty \u201cshell\u201d to another.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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