Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

"If a man has a hundred sheep and one
of them gets lost, what will he do? Won't
he leave the ninety-nine others in the
wilderness and go to search for the one
that is lost until he finds it? And when he
has found it, he will joyfully carry it home
on his shoulders."
Luke 15:4-5, NLT    

Reflection:

We may be able to understand a God
who would forgive sinners who come to
him for mercy. But a God who tenderly
searches for sinners and then joyfully
forgives them must possess an extraordinary
love! This is the kind of love that prompted
Jesus to come to earth to search for lost
people and save them. This is the kind of
extraordinary love that God has for you.    

If you feel far from God, don't despair.
He is searching for you.

A small town had four churches Presbyterian,
Methodist, Catholic and Baptist.
All four had a serious problem with squirrels
in the church. Each church in its own fashion
had a meeting to deal with the problem.

The Presbyterians decided that it was
predestined that squirrels be in the church
and that they would just have to live with them.

The Methodists decided they should deal with
the squirrels lovingly in the style of Charles
Wesley. They humanely trapped them and
released them in a park at the edge of town.
Within 3 days, they were all back in the church.

The Catholics also humanely trapped them and
attempted to teach them the "rhythm" method
which of course did not work.

The Baptists had the best solution. They voted
the squirrels in as members Now they only see
them at Christmas and Easter.