Luke 2:39-52 I think most parents know what it feels like to lose a child. Or, if you have been careful enough to never lose track of one of your children, then maybe you are familiar with the fear of losing a child. I am one of the many mothers of the world who has lost a child in a public place. I have had the mall on lock-down more than once. I know that feeling of panic that comes the moment you realize your child is not with you. But I cannot imagine what it would be like to feel this way for three days. Three days they searched in Jerusalem, a city packed with Jews from all over the diaspora, on pilgrimage for the festival of the Passover. Three days he was on his own in a city that was not his home, an unfamiliar place. Three days Mary and […]
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