The word of the day is “Ark.”  Many families pass down certain articles of past generations to their heirs.  We may keep a family Bible, a porcelain dish, a picture or photo album, a uniform, a set of letters or even a handwritten recipe.  These things are a physical connection to the past.  By treasuring them, we call to mind the memory of our ancestors. Material Reminders of God’s Grace In our reading of Hebrews 9:1-7 (first reading), the apostle writes of physical artifacts that were kept in the most sacred place in the Temple.  He writes of the Holy of Holies and says that it had “the golden censer and the Ark of the Covenant… in which were the golden pot…