LOST AND FOUND

Over the past week and a half, the church has been receiving a few phone calls and emails looking for items that may have been left behind after the Youth Rally held at St. David's on March 14th. So far, everything someone has been looking for has been found. However, there are still some items laying around the church office that may have simply been forgotten (clothes, books, items created during the rally, etc.). Maybe people haven't noticed they are gone. Maybe people didn't realize that they were left at the church. Or Maybe, people can't be bothered.

I'm reminded of the scene in Toy Story 2 (yes I have kids), where Sarah McClaughlin sings over Jessie's story of being forgotten and discarded by a young girl. It explains Jessie's hard exterior and refusal to let herself be loved again. Some to think of it, that's a pretty mature theme for a kid's movie.

We live in a disposable society. Most often, the things we have are not intended to last. It may be coffee cup that is tossed once the rolled up win tells us to "please play again/réessayez s.v.p.", or the computer that is obsolete before we plug it in, or the appliance that is cheaper to replace than fix. There is an increasing number of us, who are trying reuse things as long as possible - but it takes a lot of effort to not just give in to giving up on things.

And yet, Jesus said that the Realm of God was like someone who wouldn't let go of the hope that the lost would be - could be - found. Sheep, Coins, People. There is value in the well-treaded. New is not necessarily better. I'm telling myself that maybe we shouldn't be too quick to replace just because it's harder to seek and find the value that still exists.