哪怕是只有他的一个孩子迷失
一年多以前，我们的一个孙子过生日得到一架迷你无人机。毫无疑问，那是他最喜欢的礼物，他马上就要拿出来玩——毫不介意外面下着雪。立时间，无人机冲上云霄，越过一丛高大的树木，就消失了。他跑过去找，却找不到了！
当然，他很懊恼！我们六个人穿起大衣一起出马，踩着厚厚的雪去寻找，并没有抱多大希望。出人意外地，他的妈妈找到了——迷你无人机半埋在雪地里。我们都兴奋极了！
这个小意外让我联想到那个有十块钱的妇人，她丢失了其中的一块。尽管她还剩下九块钱，却为了找丢失的那一块翻遍了整个房间。而当她找到时，就请朋友邻居来，和她一起庆祝。寻找到对你来说很重要的东西，实在是值得欢庆的。
当然，今天的比喻并不仅仅指一只走失的羊或一块丢失的钱。更是说，哪怕只有他的一个孩子迷失了，我们的主都会非常痛心。宗教领袖们因为耶稣和“罪人” 吃饭而不高兴，然而耶稣来，本就是呼召每个人悔改并得着救恩，因为我们都是需要恩典和新生命的罪人。
这里有两个问题：我们自己悔改了吗？我们又有没有走出去，带领别人来到耶稣面前呢？
主啊，求祢帮助我们，尽我们所能地帮助别人回转归向祢。奉祢的名祷告，阿们。
路加福音 15:1-10
1众税吏和罪人都挨近耶稣，要听他讲道。
2法利赛人和文士私下议论说：“这个人接待罪人，又同他们吃饭。”
3耶稣就用比喻说：
4“你们中间谁有一百只羊失去一只，不把这九十九只撇在旷野、去找那失去的羊，直到找着呢？
5找着了，就欢欢喜喜地扛在肩上，回到家里，
6就请朋友邻舍来，对他们说：‘我失去的羊已经找着了，你们和我一同欢喜吧！’
7我告诉你们，一个罪人悔改，在天上也要这样为他欢喜，较比为九十九个不用悔改的义人欢喜更大。” 失钱的比喻
8“或是一个妇人有十块钱，若失落一块，岂不点上灯，打扫屋子，细细地找，直到找着吗？
9找着了，就请朋友邻舍来，对他们说：‘我失落的那块钱已经找着了，你们和我一同欢喜吧！’
10我告诉你们，一个罪人悔改，在上帝的使者面前也是这样为他欢喜。”
The Lost Drone
"There is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." — Luke 15:10
A little more than a year ago one of our grandsons got a mini-drone for his birthday. It was without question his favorite gift, and he had to try it out at once— never mind the snow. It soared into the sky, flew over a clump of tall trees, and disappeared from view. He ran to find it, but it was gone!
Of course, he was upset! Six of us bundled up, traipsed through the snow, and searched without much hope of finding it. Amaz-ingly his mom found the drone half-buried in the snow. We were all elated!
That minor incident made me think of the woman who lost one of her ten silver coins. Even though she had nine coins left, she turned her house upside down to find the one she had lost, and when she found it, she called her friends and neighbors to celebrate with her. Finding something important to you is a reason to rejoice.
Of course, today's parables are not only about a lost sheep or a lost coin but are meant to show how much it hurts our Lord when even one of his children wanders away and gets lost. The religious leaders were upset because Jesus ate with "sinners." But the reason he came was to call everyone to repentance and salvation, for we are all sinners in need of grace and new life.
Two questions: Have we repented, and do we go out of our way to help bring others to Jesus?
Help us, Lord, to do whatever we can to help others come back to you. In your name we pray. Amen.
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