Not long ago, this little pink slipper was found at the back door of the church. One lonely, elegant shoe. Many of us who saw it, recalled the fairy tale Cinderella, and wondered if Prince Charming would find it, search for and then reunite the slipper with his princess.
There is more to a lost shoe than this enchanting children’s story. The Bible tells us about many lost items; coins, sheep and even a prodigal son. These lost items have this in common. When reunited with the one to whom they belonged – there is merriment, celebration and gladness. Maybe because the lostness caused pain and sadness. The woman who lost the coin, the shepherd who lost the sheep and the father who grieved his straying son, never gave up. They kept searching. Maybe the pink, elegant slipper may remind us that when we feel lost – God welcomes us. It may also prompt us and motivate us to search for, and reconnect with, what ever is lost in our own lives.
The Old Rectory at St Mark’s, Dundela, is one of the few remaining buildings with a direct link to world-renowned Christian author Clive Staples (Jack) Lewis. St Mark’s was his home parish, his grandfather was the first Rector, and it was here that Lewis was baptised and claimed for Christ. He returned here many times later in life, not least to mark his journey back to faith and memorialise his parents in the stained-glass Lewis window in the church.
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