Once was lost but now is found

Here's the by-line: Lost dog comes home five years later.

Yep, it's true. Five years ago Brandy, the dog, while on a trip from Florida to Tennessee with his owner Kenny Stackman, decided one evening to go exploring the wonderful sights and sounds and smells of the thriving metropolis of Hixson, Tennessee. I guess Brandy put her nose to the ground and never looked up until five years had passed. Stackman and his family conducted a long term search for the dog, putting up fliers and contacting local shelters. There was just no sign of Brandy to be found. After several days and nights of looking, Stackman had to return to Miami without his beloved dog. More than five years would pass before they would see each other again.

Five years later Brandy shows up a the McKarmey Animal Care and Adoption Center in Hixson. A quick scan of the dog had revealed Stackman's contact information stored in Brandy's HomeAgain microchip. A phone call later and a trip back to Hixson would reunite the pair once again. I don't know about you, but I love happy endings.

One of my favorite hymns that our Worship Pastor plays is "Come Thou Fount". The one line that gets me almost every time is this: "Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love". The author of that song, Robbie Robertson, knows what he's talking about. He too, for many years, wandered away from God and eventually found his way back home.

Although there isn't a microchip planted in you, there is a God-shaped hole that can only be filled with a relationship with Him. If you've wandered away from God, He's waiting to welcome you back.

Just sayin'.....