We lose things. Voices. Relationships. Loved Ones. Life can feel like a series of losses. 'This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.' Twin parables of finding. First, the lost sheep and the second is the lost coin. The stories are meant to be read together. The point is that God left the 99 to find the 1. The story is in Matthew and Luke. The difference is the sheeps intention. These parables are about rejoicing. 'Rejoice with me for I have found my sheep that was lost.' In a world of lost and founds, we have an opportunity to find together and rejoice and celebrate together. We may find things we were not searching for. Something that completes us. God wants us to be joyful and whole.
