The Readings are about searching for
something lost and rejoicing when it is found. The parables about lost sheep
and a lost coin teach us the importance of not giving up and working hard to
find the lost. In the Gospel Reading Jesus is specifically targeting the
Pharisees who instead of going out to search for the lost were content, like
many of us, to sit around and condemn sinners. Sinners are like the lost sheep
because they have wandered away from the protection of the community to do
their own thing. September 11 is a good time to honour the hundreds of
policemen and firemen who chose to rush into burning buildings to find and
rescue Gods precious children. By the way if you are ever driving past the
Museum of the Regiments on Crowchild Trail in Calgary and notice what looks
like a steel beam beside the old guns – it’s a piece of the World Trade Centre
presented to Calgary firefighters who volunteered to help the day after.
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Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners
