Family devotions
The lost sheep
A shepherd left ninety-nine sheep to find the one that was lost, and threw a party when he found it.
Read
1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. 2The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.” 3He told them this parable. 4“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? 5When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ 7I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
Luke 15:1–7
Talk
Little onesHow many sheep were there?
Older onesWhat does this story tell us about how God feels about us?
Pray
Thank you, God, that you came looking for us.
Do
Play hide and seek, and talk about how it feels to be found.