Sheep and Drachmas
16/September/2007 Filed in:
JottingsInteresting that the Fathers use today's gospel in such different ways: the shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine sheep on the hillside and goes in search of the stray is always identified with God in Christ seeking us, his wayward children; the woman searching for the lost coin is never God seeking us but an image of how we must persevere in seeking him. Either way, we are precious to God and he to us.