The parables told in today's gospel passage show us the lengths to which our God is willing to go in order to seek us out and to bring us back whenever we get lost. Even if we have experienced the joy of being present with Jesus, even if we might resolve to always remain close to Him, it seems that we are constantly battling the temptation to distance ourselves from the grace of love itself.
How reassuring it is to know that our loving God is willing to leave every other treasure behind - like the shepherd in the parable who leaves the ninety-nine other sheep (Lk 15:4-7) - in order to come in search of us whenever we are lost.
Even if we ourselves may find it difficult to understand or to believe that our God loves us so deeply, He will never stop searching until He finds us, like the woman who searches her house untiringly until she finds her lost coin (cf Lk 15:8-10).
Today, let our prayer be simply the experience of resting in the presence of the One who loves us so deeply.
Have a great day.
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