Last Sunday, in the Gospel, we heard Jesus telling Peter and the disciples to feed his lambs and tend his sheep. I mentioned Uno, the lost sheep who is the mascot of our email service, Flocknote. In the COVID pandemic, I have thought a lot about the lost sheep, as many people have stepped away from the church and have not come back, continuing a trend in the Western world of people leaving the Christian faith. I thought it would be appropriate to pray a prayer for the lost sheep:
Lord, we pray for the one who is lost and can't find his way back. You have said in your word, Lord, that the Son Of Man has come to save the one who is lost. You have said also, Lord, that if a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray; would he leave the ninety-nine; and would he go to the mountain to look for the one that has strayed. Your holy word says, Lord, that if he finds that lost sheep, he should greatly rejoice. You said that he should rejoice over the lost sheep than over the ninety-nine, that did not go astray. We know, Lord, that is not your will that any one should go astray. Thank you, Lord, for taking care of your lost sheep. Help us find the lost sheep and help bring them back into the flock. AMEN.
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