He will always rescue you

 

You didn’t wander off by accident

you chose distance and called it freedom

He didn’t wait

for the strong ones

He went after the one

that wandered

the one that slipped

the one that drifted

the one that slowly stopped hearing His voice

until silence felt normal

and distance felt easier

than coming back

He noticed

not the crowd

not the ninety-nine safely grazing

but the one

because to Him

you are never just one of many

you are the one He will leave everything for

so He stepped into the dark

into the places where fear gets louder

and lies sound like truth

and He searched

not annoyed

not impatient

not keeping score of how far you had gone

but steady

faithful

relentless

and when He found you

He didn’t stand at a distance

waiting for you to fix yourself

He came close

close enough

to see every bruise

every fear

every place you got tired of trying

and He didn’t ask you

why you wandered

He didn’t ask you

why you stayed gone so long

He lifted you

gently

like you were never a burden to carry

and placed you on His shoulders

not dragging you back

not forcing you forward

but carrying you

because sometimes

you don’t need direction

you need rescue

and He held you there

close to His heart

where your chaos grew quiet

and your fear lost its voice

and for the first time in a long time

you rested

this is the part people forget

the shepherd doesn’t just find you

He carries you home

He doesn’t shame you

He restores you

He doesn’t remind you how far you fell

He reminds you where you belong

so if you feel far today

if your steps have taken you places

you never thought you’d go

if your soul feels tired

from trying to find something

that never satisfies

look up

because He is still searching

still walking

still calling

still coming closer than you think

and when He finds you

He won’t turn away

He will lift you

and you will realize

you were never too far

to be carried home