Rejoice and welcome a person from being lost

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 15:1-10

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."So to them he addressed this parable."What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it?And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, 'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.'I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance."Or what woman having ten coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it?And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, 'Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.'In just the same way, I tell you, there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

Reflection:

whatever we have lost we always tend to find it. Jesus in this Gospel tells us the comparison of lost person to a lost coin and a lost sheep. He compared the lost person to the lost coin and sheep because almost everyone would be happy if you loose and find a coin and a sheep. A lost coin will give value to a million peso because if you loose one it is no longer a million peso. That is why you will rejoice if you loose and find the lost one. We will never get envy if we will welcome a lost person from our community or our family who happens to have lost himself to sinfulness. We must be happy to welcome them and rejoice so our family and community would be complete.