Saturday, October 25, 2003

Lost children

It was definitely a heart-breaking moment to see Cecilia's parents pleading to the abductor to keep her daughter safe. It's really hard to imagine how a child could be taken away from her own home, where she feels the safest.
Cecilia's mom, Sherry, couldn't stop crying at the news conference when she was making the speech. If this is how a mom would feel about a missing child, I wonder how God would feel for the millions of "missing children" around the world who do not even know Him as their Father yet. God has loved them even before they were born, but these missing children do not have a clue that a Heavenly Father loves them so much and wishes them to come home every second of the day.

God must have ached for Cecilia's disappearance way more than her parents, because God's love for everyone of us is so high, wide, deep and strong that we as human can't even fathom how great it is. But because of His great love for us, He also aches everyday for His missing children to come home to Him.

Lord Jesus, I pray for Cecilia's family right now. I pray that you will comfort them in this really tough situation that they are facing now. I also pray for Cecilia, that she would be safe and be able to experience her parents' love for her once again. God, more importantly I pray for the millions of lost souls in this world who haven't known you yet. I pray that these missing children of yours will come back to you and be able to experience your great love for them. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.