Third Sunday after Trinity, June 25th, 2023

 Third Sunday after Trinity, June 25th, 2023

I am sure that you have lost something at some point . . . or misplaced something . . . that you were looking for and you can not find it.  Or you organize things or do a good cleaning and afterwards you suddenly do not know where something is that you need.  If this happens, what do you do?  Of course, you search high and low until you find what you are looking for.  I can only speak for myself but not being able to find something that you are looking for is one of the most frustrating things in life.  We search for things that we need.  We search for things that are important to us.  We search for things that we need to find.  We place time and effort into searching for something that we either need or is important to us.    In the Fifteenth Chapter of St. Luke's Gospel, we hear Our Lord speaking to the publicans and sinners.   But as He is speaking, St. Luke lets us know that the Pharisees and scribes started talking among themselves that Our Lord "receiveth sinners, and eateth with them." (St. Luke 15:2)  Our Lord noticed the objection that they were making and responded by telling a parable.  In the parable, He spoke about the example of the man who searched for the lost sheep and the woman who lost the one piece of silver.  In the case of the man with the lost sheep, Our Lord pointed out that the man still had the Ninety-Nine sheep but he was worried about the one lost sheep; and the woman still had Nine pieces of silver, but she was concerned about the one missing piece that she could not account for.  After much searching for  the lost piece of silver, Our Lord stated the woman's words: "Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost." (St. Luke 15:9)  God sent His only Son into the world because we were lost.  We are lost without God.  God searches for us, hoping that we will return to Him.  If we were not important to Him, He would not have sent His Son into the world to redeem us with His Precious Blood.   Keep in mind we only search for things that are valuable to us; important to us.  We have value to God and this is why He goes to great lengths to find us.  Conversely, the reason why so many people throughout the world do not search for God is because other things (money; power; possessions; booze; drugs; etc.) are what is important to those people.  We only search for things that we need or are dear to us.  Make a point to search for God.  Make a point to remind yourself that God is the most important person in your life.  Make a point to find Him.  There is nothing more important than God in our life.

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.