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3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbours together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. Luke 15
Yesterday I heard a tribute to the Rev Jesse Jackson who has recently died. He was exulting a congregation, making them know that each one of them mattered. He ran through a detailed list, "if you are prisoner, if you are young, if you live on an housing project, if you were born into a family that could not care for you." He went on and on. The list became a poem.
Each one of us matters. We matter to our creator.
PRAYER: We are all known. We all matter to you. We praise you and thank you that we are seen and loved.
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