Be Still And Know

Luke 15:8-10 Almost everyone has a moving story of a time when they lost something very precious. For me, it is normally my keys, glasses or mobile phone and, most of the time, the search concludes successfully within a few anxious minutes. I have never lost my wedding ring, but I have heard many heart-rending stories of people who have. The woman in this story has lost one of the ten silver coins that formed part of her headdress, given to her when she got married. There was no point telling her that she still had nine coins! Each and every coin was of huge sentimental value and losing one caused her great distress. The pain of losing something precious is massive. Its gut wrenching and can dominate life. We struggle to settle to anything else. When the moment of discovery comes, the joy is overwhelming. It would be unthinkable to keep that joy to ourselves. Everyone needs to know about it! Jesus says that’s exactly how it is in heaven when a sinner repents. When even one person turns to G