Lost – Day 26

I have a special gift, an ability which seems to only get stronger as time goes on… it is the ability to lose things.  I shouldn’t say lose, it’s really a temporary misplacement, a momentary forgetfulness, an unintentional hiding place.  Today, it was my house keys.  I got home, pulled in the driveway, got ready to get out of the car and realized I didn’t have my keys.  My first thought was, I had put them in my backpack with my computer.  That was incorrect.  I thought about the pocket on my hoodie.  Wrong again.  Surely I had put them in the cupholder.  And that was also incorrect.  Wendy was already on her way home so I just decided to hang out in the car and wait.  It was a few moments to sit still.  As it turns out, my keys were still on the key stand, inside the house.  Apparently I didn’t think it was important to take them off of the stand when I left this morning.  But, I gave myself credit for at least putting them where they belonged – or belonged when I was inside the house (not outside).  

This is a normal occurrence for me. It is a daily challenge to remember where I put something.  I have really good intentions and sometimes I get it right.  Sometimes I put things in places to help me remember.  But most of the time, I can’t remember where I put the thing to help me remember.  It’s okay, though.  It’s just a part of life for me.  It just means I spend my time seeking.

Jesus reminds us he is always seeking the lost as well.  It isn’t that he has lost something, like I do.  He is seeking those who are lonely, hurt, defeated, hopeless… He is seeking those who feel this emptiness deep inside.  He is seeking those who are beaten down by a society which says you aren’t good enough.  He is seeking those who are lost in this world.  

When Jesus seeks, he finds.  And when he finds, he changes everything.  He brings hope to the hopeless.  He brings meaning to a life which seemed pointless.  He lifts up, he rejoices, he fills in the empty places.  He calls the lost his children and shows them a new place to call home.  And he does all of this because he loves – deeper and wider and more vast than anything we can imagine.  His love is incredible.  

Jesus’ love seeks.  His love finds.  His love changes.  May we be found today.