There's one thing you'll find...
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There's one thing you'll find in most public organizations: a "Lost and Found." Whether
it's a battered shoebox or whether it fills an entire room, the Lost and Found contains a
curious assortment of flotsam and jetsam. From trinkets to treasures, they're all there.
Every last article was valued by someone. Yet each one, through some mysterious
circumstance, was left behind.
What's the story behind the pair of eyeglasses ... the single earring or sneaker without its mate ... the halfway-thumbed-through paperback novel? And what about the locket containing the photo of some unknown person?
Each item was lost, and each item was also found: by some disinterested party who dutifully carried it to the proper authorities. We say the objects in the box have been "found," but they haven't really been found. The one person who knows their true value has not yet claimed them.
There are times in life when we may feel like inmates of the Lost and Found. Times of great stress or transition are like that -- mourning, moving, mid-life crisis. There are seasons in our lives when we desire nothing more than for someone to find us, to talk with us, or to share our heart's pain.
When the good shepherd finds the lost sheep, "he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices" (Luke 15:5).
What's the story behind the pair of eyeglasses ... the single earring or sneaker without its mate ... the halfway-thumbed-through paperback novel? And what about the locket containing the photo of some unknown person?
Each item was lost, and each item was also found: by some disinterested party who dutifully carried it to the proper authorities. We say the objects in the box have been "found," but they haven't really been found. The one person who knows their true value has not yet claimed them.
There are times in life when we may feel like inmates of the Lost and Found. Times of great stress or transition are like that -- mourning, moving, mid-life crisis. There are seasons in our lives when we desire nothing more than for someone to find us, to talk with us, or to share our heart's pain.
When the good shepherd finds the lost sheep, "he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices" (Luke 15:5).
