Luke 15

Finding something we've lost - jewelry someone you love has given you, a wallet, a family pet - brings such peace and joy to a longing spirit. Yet there is such a greater joy when we are dealing with restoration with a person we love.

God longs to bring those who are lost from Him into a loving, intimate relationship. May our hearts be as excited as His when those who have been so far from God are found!

Luke 15


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