Something Missing
On more than one occasion Luke’s Gospel talks about finding something or someone that is lost. The ‘prodigal’ son is one of the best known examples of one that was lost and ‘now is found’. Chapter 10 of Luke’s Gospel from verse 30 to verse 37 contains the story of a man who was set upon by thieves and left in a half dead condition but was later attended to by a Samaritan who restored all that he had lost. The same Gospel also tells of a thief who is dying on a cross yet knows enough to call upon the Blessed One on the cross next to Him. Surely he recognizes his soul’s Saviour as the Son of God. He calls Him Lord. “Lord, remember me when Thou comest in Thy kingdom.” Luke 23 verse 42. Although he is a thief being punished by death for his crimes he is not concerned with the harshness of his penalty or social justice, but he is more concerned that he is soon to meet his maker and he does not wish to miss out on being among the elect of God. He is physically close to the Saviour and als...