Luke 15.1-10
I own several hammers, but it always seems that when I need one, I can’t find any. I first go to the place where one should be. That would be the scarcely used toolbox, an obvious place. When its not there, which is almost always the case, I then try to recall the last time I used a hammer. Let’s just say that it’s rare, so the memory is deep. I begin walking to different places, to no avail. Then I have an inkling that I’ve seen it somewhere recently. Was it on top of the bookshelf or in the kitchen cupboard? But the hammer never seems to be there, either. I shift papers in hope that they are covering it up. But no, all the hammers seem to have disappeared. I then weigh the options. Is it an appropriate time to ask a neighbor? Should I go buy another hammer that I can lose? What often happens is that I leave the original task undone after concluding that it is not that high a priority. Hence, the reason I rarely use a hammer.
