Daily Lectionary Readings for November 10, 2010
Psalm 55
Joel 2:12-19
Revelation 19:11-21
Luke 15:1-10
Luke 15:1-10
Jesus asks which one of us having a hundred sheep and missing one of them wouldn't go all out looking for the lost one. My guess is a number of us would not go searching right away. He asks what woman having ten coins and losing one wouldn't turn the house inside out looking for the missing coin. Again, I'd guess several of us would be just find with nine out of ten unless we really needed that tenth coin. Point being, we may be content with things at a level which is fine for us, but which disappoints Jesus. Our sense of urgency in sharing our faith may be at a place where we are comfortable, but may fall short of what Jesus anticipates. These parables call us to that sense of urgency for the one opportunity before us rather than to be complacent and happy with ninety-nine out of one hundred or nine out of ten.
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