The Lost Coin

Careful searching, then public joy.

Jesus depicts a woman searching until she finds what was lost, then calling others to rejoice: repentance triggers heaven's joy.

Scripture

Luke 15:8-10
Luke 15:8-10

8 Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.'

10 Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."

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