Luke 15:4-6
“What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep'”

Jesus tells us to pray in the “Our Father” that God’s will be done. But truth be told, don’t we most of the time pray for our will to be done? I think sometimes that the worst pain that we go through in life is when our will gets thoroughly thwarted. Could it be that in reality this is the time of a great beginning when finally we can start to see God’s will for us? It’s a humbling place where all we can do is take the next step in the direction of what we think is God’s will. If you’ve strayed from God or in some way feel lost…you are not alone. And as Jesus says in today’s scripture…you can trust that God has not given up on you! For Jesus says our Loving Creator is just like a shepherd who would leave all the self-righteous people behind and do anything…ANYTHING…to find you…and will “with great joy” set you on His shoulders and bring you home with much rejoicing!

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Have a blessed day!