Reflections

“Celebrate with me, for I have found my lost sheep!”Jesus  presents  the  predica­ ment of God when a person can­ not be found in his fold. He seeks him. He cannot afford to lose any­ one. Everyone is valuable to him. Sin  separates  us  from  God.We are considered lost when we become independent from God, when we live as if he does not exist. When we consider our­ selves the center of our lives, not God, we are lost, and we look for happiness in material things and not in him. Seeking guidance from the godless and those who have no spiritual values is a sign of being lost.Now when one of us sinners is found, there is so much joy. One is found when he or she returns to God. The person repents from sin and lives in God’s fold.We repent when we realize how miserable we have been without God. We repent to gain back what we have lost  when we were looking for meaning at wrong places, wrong times and wrong persons.When we are found, not only God will rejoice, but also heaven, our neighbors and ourselves. To­ gether we celebrate. We eat and drink and share the joy of being home and complete.
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