Lost and Found

Lord, sometimes I think your heart
is one big room of lost and found,
holding dear the timeless treasures
that I’ve lost through selfishness.

let me look into your heart, Lord.

is my care for hurting ones there?
(I gave it away to concerns of my own)
is my thanks for life and beauty there?
(I lost it between some busy days)

let me look deeper into your heart, Lord.

is the faith I felt so keenly there?
(I misplaced it one untrusting day)
is my willingness to be open there?
(I hid it too long and now can’t find it)

is some of the truth of my self there?
(I stopped looking for it some time ago)
is my deep hunger for you waiting there?
(I lost it for food of material things)

Lord, you hold all that I value most,
it’s there in the depths of your heart.
please look into your lost and found;
help me find the best of what I’ve lost,
to discover the values I’ve misplaced
and some of the treasures I’ve tossed away.

            Joyce Rupp  from “Fresh Bread”