An old friend from high school nearly 50 years ago contacted me last week. It was so good to talk to him and to share news of our lives with each other. There was joy and laughter and it was obvious that the sense of humor that marked our friendship so long ago was still in tact.
It was fun and uplifting to get caught up with my old friend but the thing that blessed me most about his call was the effort to which he went in order to find me. He took the initiative to reach out to me; to keep our friendship alive if only briefly and over a long distance. I mattered that much to my old friend and I let him know how much it meant to me for him to locate and contact me after so many years.
This reminded me of how much God loves each of us and how very important we are to Him; so much that, like a shepherd who leaves the whole flock to go looking for one lost lamb, God will look for us to keep us in the safety of fellowship with Him (Mt 18:12-14).
God reached out to us long before we ever thought of seeking Him out. Maybe one way of showing gratitude for God's seeking heart would be to reach out to someone and let them know that they matter and that they have not been forgotten.
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