Tuesday, April 26, 2005

all we like sheep...

i was going to write this yesterday based on assumption,
based on what i thought i saw happen sunday night.
but instead i write it today with confirmation.
confirmation that God works despite how i feel.
confirmation that God will follow through with His plan.
confirmation that God is very much in love with His creation.
confirmation that He has called us each by name
and has a plan and purpose for our lives.
and despite what i thought was a lack of involvement on my part,
despite my plans, my actions, my intentions,
i saw God fill a room with a couple dozen teenagers
only so He could work on the heart of one individual.
just one.
some might see this as a waste of time.
a slow-going process with slow results.
but sunday night i saw the shepherd leave his ninety-nine sheep
so he could go find the one missing.
the one that was lost.

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