To hear Russell Brand pray click here….
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FteoinE-qUU
At Minneapolis airport en route to Ireland, I lost my phone……again!
Rushing back from the gate to where I had been seated there was no sign of the missing phone.
“It’s not lost. I know exactly where it is.” Father reminded me.
More at peace I made my way back to the gate where Hilary greeted me with the following text from Robin,
‘A policeman will bring Dad’s phone to the gate.’
Not only had the phone been found and handed in, but Father had delayed the flight to give time for it to be returned to me personally by a kindly cop.🙂
In Dublin airport, sitting on the bus bound for Belfast, another shocking text arrived on Hilary’s phone.
‘I think you have my case and I have yours’
The bus was pulling out, so I dashed to the front to let the bus driver know the situation. He graciously pulled over. A few seconds later and all would have been lost……or at least a much more complicated inter-city exchange would have ensued!
The third ‘lost and found’ experience happened just a few days ago in the beautiful County Down town of Comber.
I lost my wife!
Having finished my business I returned to where Hilary and I had parted only to discover – she had ‘gone missing’.
I searched the town high and low – – but no Hilary!
‘She’s not lost.’ Father reiterated. ‘I know exactly where she is’
I looked up and there was the Hope charity shop.
Sure enough, ‘…….hope does not disappoint us’
There she was…… ready to make her purchase🙂
‘I’ve lost my shopping bag!’ she exclaimed, in a now familiar scenario.
Eventually it too turned up – on the counter, beneath the selected item!
I went on to the car, and waiting for her to join me, I asked the Lord,
‘Am I meant to show the video clip of Russel Brand at the Your Smiling Face event tonight?
I had entitled the talk…..
A Brand New Story and Soundtrack
Hilary got into the car and cheerfully announced,
‘I just got a BRAND New pair of white jeans!’
I had my answer.
I retitled the talk, “A (Russell) Brand New Story and Soundtrack”
…..and began the session with the wonderfully encouraging clip above🙂
‘He wasn’t LOST.” Father repeated. ‘ I knew exactly where he was……and now he knows he has been FOUND…….and been given a pair of Brand new white jeans🙂’
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.