"And Mercy is a working that cometh of the goodness of God, and it shall last in working all along, as sin is suffered to pursue rightful souls. And when sin hath no longer leave to pursue, then shall the working of mercy cease, and then shall all be brought to rightfulness and therein stand without end. And by His sufferance we fall; and in His blissful Love with His Might and His Wisdom we are kept; and by mercy and grace we are raised to manifold more joys."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 35)
We are always in His keeping, safe and sound. Yes, we can get into messes, confusion, and trouble here on Earth, and God allows our wayward thoughts and acts within the merciful boundaries of His love. But He is always holding onto us. And at a certain point, He draws us right back to His arms. We can't get away from this amazing love that just won't let us go. He brings us back to seeing His love, seeing our belovedness, and the 'things of earth grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.' This is our Father's wonderful work with humanity. Sin is only allowed to pursue us for a little while, and all the while that we have 'fallen' into the sin trap our Father is keeping us, holding us, never letting us be truly lost. Then sin is no longer allowed to pursue us and we are raised again to our true nature of rightfulness, in unity with ourselves and God, and more joy than we could imagine, forever!
"For God has given them all up to sin so that He could have mercy upon all alike."
Romans 11:32 (TLB)
A Prayer: Thank You for always coming after us when we fall down, wander away or get lost. It's good to know we cannot really be lost from You!