No, not \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lost\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the TV show. Molly \u00e2\u20ac\u201c my baby pup\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 (well, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actually 7 years old now.) She was missing for almost an hour \u00e2\u20ac\u201c seemed like days!!! She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fine and with Betsy now. What a morning!<\/p>\n
Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the story. We (me, Molly and Moe) were going to get in the car to meet Betsy at the church. They were going to stay with Betsy today and play outside and sleep and do their usual dog things. So, I went downstairs with them to get in the car. I raised the garage door to let them go potty in my backyard. This is not unusual. Moe has ventured a little too far away in the past so I was keeping my eye on him. Molly is a people person and doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ever go very far away \u00e2\u20ac\u201c until today. I was sticking close to Moe and picked him up and put him in the car. Molly usually trails along with me. Not this morning! I looked back and could see her bunny ears going between the neighbor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s houses. So I called her, but she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t come. I walked to where I last saw her and called \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t come. I started driving around the neighborhood and asking folks if they had seen her. After about 15 minutes I called Betsy and she came to help. After looking for about 30 minutes, walking and driving and calling for Molly, I decided to go back to my house and start again from there. Just as I was walking down my driveway I saw something out of the corner of my eye. It was Molly sitting on my deck looking at me. She seemed happy to see me, but she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make any noise or come when I called her. I had to go on the deck and get her. What relief!!<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never really understood the parable of the Lost Sheep \u00e2\u20ac\u201c leaving the many to pursue the one \u00e2\u20ac\u201c until this morning. I practically threw Moe in the car and then in the kitchen to go look for Molly. She was my main concern. And you know what? Moe was not a bit upset about my going to find Molly. When we found her, Moe was excited to see her himself!<\/p>\n
So, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just like Molly. Sometimes I wander off \u00e2\u20ac\u201c not my normal path \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but it happens. And I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t come when He calls. And maybe I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m afraid to run to Him, so I sit and wait and watch and worry. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m so thankful that He pursues me. He answers when I call out, even though I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always answer Him.<\/p>\n
Father, help me to stay close to You. And to come when You call; to obey and not choose to go my own way. And give me the attitude of Moe when You bring home a wandering sheep \u00e2\u20ac\u201c truly happy to know the lost have been found and are safe in Your arms and not jealous of Your attention.<\/p>\n
Matthew 18:12-14<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?<\/span><\/em> <\/span><\/em>And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.<\/span><\/em> <\/span><\/em>In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No, not \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lost\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the TV show. Molly \u00e2\u20ac\u201c my baby pup\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 (well, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actually 7 years old now.) She was missing for almost an hour \u00e2\u20ac\u201c seemed like days!!! She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fine and with Betsy now. What a morning! Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the story. We (me, Molly and Moe) were going to get in the car to meet … <\/p>\n