Not One Is Missing

Friend's

I know I have been writing a bit but there is so much I want to write about and so I decided to break it up in sections!  I really am excited about this one because this blog actually goes back to a verse that has been key for me lately Isaiah 40:26 and I think it's became one of my faves because it reminds me that Christ sees me as important even when I don't feel important.  So, before I go on lets just pull up a chair and read this together:

 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: who created all these? He who brings, out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

I really love this verse because it really helps me remember that even though I may feel like I am in a crowd of people that Jesus sees me. And to be honest it is so easy to feel this way in New York. That's actually how I've been feeling some. I know I have friends I've made with in the church but I am still trying to figure out my connections.
I know that sounds crazy for being here for two months but New York is a hard place in my opinion.  And it is definitely teaching me that you have to put yourself out there. At the same time if I know this is a truth in my life to feel known and notice I need to remember there are faces around me who feel the same way. So, I this is a challenge really that  every face I pass needs to be recognized because rather we would admit it or not we all want to be truly known.
This is also cool because this also relates to a devotional I read by Max Lucado that I think I will end with:

 The Shepherd knows His sheep. He calls them by name. When we see a crowd, we see exactly that, a crowd... We see people, not persons , but people. A herd of humans. A flock of faces. That's what we see. But not so with the shephered. To Him every face is different. Every face is a story. Every face is a child. Every child has a name. The Shepherd  knows His sheep. He knows each one by name. The Shepherd  knows you. He knows your name, And He will never forget.

So,  I end with this saying remember if your in this place  today remember your not alone and there is always someone who can relate wanting to be known and seen !