Lost and Found

When she turned twenty-one, Tammy Harris from Roanoke, Virginia, began searching for her biological mother. After a year, she had not succeeded. What she didn't know was that her mother, Joyce Schultz, had been trying to locate her for twenty years.

According to the story that appeared in newspapers all over the country, there was one more thing that Tammy didn't know. Her mother was on of her co-workers at the convenience store where she worked! One day, Joyce overheard Tammy talking with another co-worker about trying to find her mother. Soon they were comparing birth certificates. When Tammy realized that the co-worker she had known was in fact her mother, she fell into her arms. "We held on for the longest time," Tammy said. "It was the best day of my life!"

Maybe you are like Tammy Harris. You've been searching for someone or something that has been missing in your life. You've been trying to find someone or something to give you meaning and purpose-or a sense of belonging-or happiness-or love.

What you may not have realized is that someone has also been searching for you-and he is closer than you think. God has been close to you all the time, and he is waiting for you to make the discovery that he is your heavenly Father, who loves you and wants to have a close relationship with you. All you have to do is fall into his arms. And when you do-it will be the best day of your life!

– Anonymous

March 26, 2006