Reason To Rejoice 11032011

REJOICE WITH ME BECAUSE I HAVE FOUND THE COIN I LOST LUKE 15:9 WHEN MY FRIEND CALLED to tell me the story of how she lost One of her expensive hearing aids It sounded similar of the lost coin Diane described how she had taken care of 5 or 6 errands in a day During that time she placed her hearing aids in her pocket When she returned home One of them was missing Diane hurried back to all places she had been Retracting every step she searched for the precious item Her voice held such amazed joy and gratitude As she related the moment of actually finding the tiny hearing aid No wonder Jesus used a story of losing and finding something of value to describe the joy God has over “one sinner who repents When I hesitate to let go of an old hurt Avoid repenting of my wrong doings I hope the memory of my friend’s enthusiastic discovery Will nudge me to give the Holy One another reason to rejoice Readings and Gospel Romans 14:7-12, Psalm 27:1 Psalm 4, 13-14, Luke 5:1-10