Am I lost? Part 2
When I was a teenager about age 17 or so, I went to church one evening and the atmosphere was different. A phone call had just come in to the church which indicated that one of the children in our church, Sarah age 8, was lost in the woods about 20 miles from the city. They asked for anyone who could come and join the search party to do so.
When we arrived on the scene there were many people getting instruction on how to conduct the search. There were also skilled people who were part of search and rescue and a dive team to check in the lake. They did not leave any rock unturned. The search was very thorough and lasted through the night. Each time a search team arrived back at the base the story was the same. No trace of Sarah at all.
I remember the raw emotions of the family as they dealt with this tragedy. The fear, the sadness and the hurt. I also remember the love of the parents and the hope and expectancy that Sarah would be found.
Almost 24 hours after Sarah disappeared she was found by a search team along an old dirt path. She had made freinds with some of the animals overnight and they kept her calm. I remember hearing the rumors and then the truth that Sarah was indeed found.
Everyone had the question, "how did she get lost?' She became lost as she headed just into the woods to pick flowers for her grandparents. She got turned around and walked away from their home and walked deeper into the woods.
I think this may be the same way that we get spiritually lost. We have good intentions and then we find ourselves one step further away from where we know we need to be. We then continue to take more steps that lead us away from that place of safety and God's open arms.
As Christians we need to be a part of the "search committee". There are people who are lost and we can play a part in helping that person find their way home to the loving Father. It takes an investment on our part.
When we arrived on the scene there were many people getting instruction on how to conduct the search. There were also skilled people who were part of search and rescue and a dive team to check in the lake. They did not leave any rock unturned. The search was very thorough and lasted through the night. Each time a search team arrived back at the base the story was the same. No trace of Sarah at all.
I remember the raw emotions of the family as they dealt with this tragedy. The fear, the sadness and the hurt. I also remember the love of the parents and the hope and expectancy that Sarah would be found.
Almost 24 hours after Sarah disappeared she was found by a search team along an old dirt path. She had made freinds with some of the animals overnight and they kept her calm. I remember hearing the rumors and then the truth that Sarah was indeed found.
Everyone had the question, "how did she get lost?' She became lost as she headed just into the woods to pick flowers for her grandparents. She got turned around and walked away from their home and walked deeper into the woods.
I think this may be the same way that we get spiritually lost. We have good intentions and then we find ourselves one step further away from where we know we need to be. We then continue to take more steps that lead us away from that place of safety and God's open arms.
As Christians we need to be a part of the "search committee". There are people who are lost and we can play a part in helping that person find their way home to the loving Father. It takes an investment on our part.
posted by s.d.w. at 6:10 AM
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I appreciate your words... thank you.
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