Understanding the Reckless Love of God
Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of the m. Doesn’t he leave the ninety - nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? – Luke 15:4 It has been more than 2 years since I lost my beloved brother. I haven’t managed to recover fully from my grief and disappointment. I was always tempted to look at the past and regretted the things we have or haven’t done to save him. There were always times when I got angry over and over again about why God didn’t answer our prayers. I always feared if any of my family members got bitter toward God about what had happened to my brother. Over a month ago I was feeling low again about life. I heard so much bad news happening around me. Many people faced challenges where there were many unanswered prayers and tragedy after the tragedy I heard from my friends. I felt heavy and sad. The recent death of my good friend’s husband brought my memory back a...