Since 1978, Zig Ziglar has been one of my favorite writers/speakers. That happens to be the year he wrote the book, Confessions of a Happy Christian. In my paper recycling process I found an old photocopy of a page with this subtitle, "A CHILD IS LOST". It reminded me of a documentary I recently saw about the history of the national AMBER Alert; (nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted in 1996.)
"My friend A. C. Carlson, from Minneapolis, sends this thought: When we hear the words 'a child is lost,' a chill falls over many loving, caring people. Hundreds of people who do not know the child will throw themselves into the search for that lost one. Many of them forget all other responsibilities and search for hours, sometimes throughout the night. They look in the wilderness, on mountaintops, in waterways, and any other place where they feel the child might be. Yes, the words[phrase] 'a child is lost' sends chills through many compassionate people. Yet, as A. C. points out, we're living in a world where there are millions of lost people, some of them next door. These lost people surely rate as much love and concern as the lost child. Yet, somehow, because the urgency is not there, we have a great tendency to ignore the lost, especially if they are 'lost' next door." -- Confessions of a Happy Christian ©1978 by Zig Ziglar.
