Lost ... now Found!

Joe Richardson graduated from Houston's Universal Technical Institute in 1987. Before graduation, his mom purchased a $200 class ring for him. She had the blue-stoned ring engraved with his name. However, about two weeks after his graduation, Richardson lost the ring. After an exhaustive search he gave up looking for it, figuring he would never see it again. But he was wrong.

Earlier this fall, a fisherman was cleaning an 8-pound bass he caught while fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn near Buna, Texas. He was surprised to find a blue-stoned class ring in the Bass's stomach. And yep, you probably guessed it. It was Joe Richardson's!

The fisherman (who wants to remain anonymous) tracked Joe Richardson down with help from the Internet. Richardson's initial reaction was, "You've got to be kidding!" On November 28, the fisherman presented the long lost ring to Joe, who lives in Buna. What had been lost for over 20 years had now been found!

What are the chances of something like this happening? When I first heard this story, I shook my head in disbelief! Wow! Amazing! Yet, this describes the faith journey of many of God's people. He creates us. He then engraves His name upon us. But we go astray (Isaiah 53:6 states that we "ALL like sheep have gone astray.") Yet, God never loses sight of us and eventually His own will return to HIM!

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.

Be sure if you have been found by God -- to thank Him today for HIS amazing grace!

Thanks for stopping by . . .

pj