I was praying a rosary this morning, and when I was meditating on the the last Joyful Mystery: Finding Jesus in the temple. I particularly love this mystery, and the hope it has always given me. This morning was no different, however I was struck with a new concept around finding Jesus. How Mary and Joseph “lost” Jesus in the temple, and they rushed to find him. When they found him, and Mary was telling Jesus that they were worried and looking for him. Jesus simply responded that He must be in His Father’s house. I was struck that yet again, at the application of scripture; Jesus tells us that if we think we have lost Him, we will find him in His Father’s house. That is multi faceted as well: Jesus is in the tabernacle of every Catholic Church, we as the temple of the Holy Spirit of God can share Jesus Christ’s love with our neighbors. We never “lose” Jesus, we just have to come to him where he is; in the Holy Church He founded. We have to seek Him!
