12.17: Are You Lost, Found or Seeking? God's Lost and Found: a Place for Seekers

<p>Most people have either been lost at some point &nbsp;or have lost something valuable. Usually, it’s as silly as losing car &nbsp;keys. That sometimes puts you in a panic until you retrace your steps &nbsp;and see that they’re in a coat pocket. I’ve lost my car — 3 times. Well, &nbsp;I didn’t exactly lose it — I forgot where I parked it. In each &nbsp;occasion, I was so wrapped up in the event of the night, and find a &nbsp;parking space, that I didn’t take notice of where I parked it. It seemed &nbsp;like I was always one street or one lane away. I wasn’t walking far &nbsp;enough. Now, I’m careful to jot down the street, number or floor where I &nbsp;park.</p> <p>In today’s chapter, Jesus tells 3 lost and found stories. The first &nbsp;one has to do with sheep. I’ve learned a lot about sheep since I’ve been &nbsp;heavily studying the <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/05/08/how-to-read-the-bible/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bible</a>. &nbsp;Sheep are kind of stupid. The depend on the flock and the flock depends &nbsp;on the shepherd. They follow. No one pushes them. They hear the &nbsp;shepherd’s voice and they feel secure and they follow Him. At night, &nbsp;they don’t sleep until they feel safe.</p> <p>However, sheep do tend to wander. Sometimes it’s seeking sweeter or &nbsp;greener grass. It’s up to the shepherd to use his crook to gently grab a &nbsp;wandering sheep by the neck and guide it back to the flock before it &nbsp;goes over a cliff.</p> <p>That reminds me of when I was a tour escort on a cruise ship in the &nbsp;early 80s. I had a group of about 30 people in Caracas, Venezuela. We &nbsp;had some shopping time, then had to meet at 11 am to get in the vans and &nbsp;go to our lunch stop. We were in a plaza and I’d watch as 2 of them &nbsp;would see something interesting in a shop and start wandering off. I had &nbsp;to go after them. As I was coming back with the first 2 another 2 would &nbsp;go off in another direction. I likened it to herding cats, but sheep &nbsp;would be th