Phone
It was late, dark, and wet from heavy rains earlier as I drove home tired, but excited for the next morning’s message, touchpoint meeting, and our plans to get away for a few days afterward…
Then I heard a loud thump toward the back of my car. Road debris? Tree branch? It took 30 seconds at 40 mph to get to, “Where’s my phone?“
Instant sick feeling, quickly confirmed by car and office searches. Searching 600 yards of roadside by headlight, desperate and determined, down in the wet grass, my brain hit overdrive… “Can’t lose those pics that may not be backed up!” “Don’t have time for this!” “Got to find it!”
“Are you okay?” came a voice from a stopped vehicle. “Yeah, but I’ve lost my phone. Trying to find it.” She continued, “Can I call someone?” It was then I recalled most phones can be located from a computer. So, I thanked her, went back to the office, and located it via laptop. When I found it– face down in wet grass, 15-20 feet from road, scratched up, but still working, I was overjoyed and ecstatic!
It reminded me of GOD’S risking, searching, finding, gap-closing, embracing, restoring, and rejoicing LOVE FOR EVERYONE OF US, described by Jesus in Luke 15. When we’re lost, struggling, confused, in pain, at risk, frustrated, vulnerable, desolate, and/or desperate, GOD NEVER LOSES SIGHT OF US, NEVER STOPS BELIEVING IN US, and MOVES TOWARD US in order to help. Often working through regular people to do so! JESUS is proof of that!
“But while his son was still a long way off, his father saw him, was filled with compassion for him, ran to him, and threw his arms around him and kissed him!” -Luke 15:20
Let’s receive and generously share this love!
