One sheep, lost

After Luke 15:1-10

Amid the murmurs and

the muttering, disdain

for the dirty, the nasty,

the deplorable, the dregs,

the unredeemable,

a story:

one sheep, lost;

ninety-nine sheep, not lost.

Abandon the lost, taking

Solace in the ninety-nine?

Or search for the lost one

leaving the ninety-nine

to fend for themselves.

It’s a choice, freedom of choice,

to choose the one, lost,

seeking the lost, one, until

found, rescued, carried back.

Choose the one, lost,

or the ninety-nine, not lost?

Photograph by Flavio Gasperini via Unsplash. Used with permission.