And Found

January 3, 2026

Here’s another story of lost and found. This week we went to a natural history museum together with family and friends. I had a lot of fun there. There were a lot of dinosaur skeletons on display on the first floor and they were massive! I was fascinated and I really enjoyed taking videos and pictures! After that we moved on to the second floor and it was getting warm for me. I was carrying my daughters’ jackets (father duties!) and on the second floor I had to take off my beanie to let out the heat. I had the beanie on one hand and with the other I was holding onto the two fluffy jackets.

After seeing the displays on the second floor, we walked up the stairs to the third floor and we enjoyed learning about the Native American history. We were watching videos of it and then, I realized my beanie was missing. I dropped it somewhere. I had to think. Do I go back and find it? Or should I just move on and buy myself a new one later on? It wouldn’t cost too much anyways. At first I decided to forget about it and we all went downstairs. But then I said, maybe I will look. I handed the jackets to Hyemi and went up the stairs and started looking all over the floor. Not there. Went up to the third floor, and scouted the whole floor, not there. I even talked to the staff and she didn’t see anything. I said to myself, I am going to check one more time. So I walked to the third floor once more and, finally, there I noticed my beanie on the floor, camouflaged by the dark carpet colors! It was only a piece of cloth that goes on top of my head, and yet with all the history, I was so glad to find it!

When you read all the three parables in Luke 15 about finding what (who) was lost, there was always great rejoicing and celebration. When the lost sheep was found, the shepherd called friends and neighbors. When the coin was found, the woman once again brought friends and neighbors. When the prodigal son returned home, the father said, “Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” Luke 15:22-24. What great joy there is in heaven when the lost is found! The new year has begun, it’s time to seek the lost and bring them back to Jesus. Happy New Year, and happy Sabbath.