Was there ever a time when you absolutely rejoiced at the arrival of a houseguest? Think about it ... was there a time when you remember being so excited to see someone that you just couldn't wait? This is the way that our God reacts when we come home, and this is the image that Jesus was trying to explain to the Pharisees and scribes in today's gospel passage.
He used the images of a lost sheep (Lk 15:3-7) and a lost coin (Lk 15:8-10) to give us an idea of how much we are loved and cared for by our God ... to the point where he is willing to leave everything else behind in order to come looking for us. Can you even imagine someone loving another person so much that he or she would be willing to stop everything else in order to care for the one who is loved? That's just a glimpse at the love that God has for us.
Today, we rejoice because our God loves us so deeply that He is willing to leave everything in order to find us and to bring us back to the community of believers we are meant to live with. Our God loves us so deeply that He is willing to stop everything else in order to light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until He finds us (cf Lk 15:8). We are so loved that today - and every day - can be a joyful adventure.
Have a great day.
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