In a fashionable and affluent home, a woman lay on her deathbed. She was the mother of an only child, a little girl of four years. Because of her mother’s illness, she was taken to stay with friends. A month later, the father, now a widower, brought the little girl back home.
When the child entered the house, she immediately ran from room to room, up the stairs, down the stairs, and up and down again. When asked why she was doing this, she cried, “I am looking for my mama, my mama!”
Our thoughts are filled with pity for this poor child. She was searching in vain for her mother who she would never find again!
Are we then prompted to think of the many people who are chasing after a thousand distractions or tasks, driven by a secret longing? They simply cannot find peace, neither inwardly or outwardly. Yes, a person without God is like a child without a mother. The soul simply cannot find peace!
Dear reader, are you driven by inner restlessness, seeking satisfaction and at least a spark of joy here and there? You can only find peace for your soul in God. The child searching for her mother could never find her again. But you can find God. He is waiting for you to come to Him. He says: “‘You will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ says the LORD” (Jeremiah 29:13-14).
John Wesley
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