Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa contributor and 101.7 The River co-host "Brother" Scott McCown has a few thoughts in response to a question from a listener from Moundville, Alabama.

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Every school or church has a Lost and Found area.

If you are missing something, check there.

Losing sunglasses, books, keys, or gloves can be momentarily tragic. Some things we lose, we even shrug off as not that important or valuable.

But what about lost people?

When I was about 12, my family took a trip to Orlando and visited Disney. My dad and I went one direction while my brothers and mom went on a different ride.

We were to meet at a certain place. Dad and I arrived first, and I asked if I could go get a drink of water.

Dad allowed me to go by myself. I made it to the fountain but took the wrong way back.

I ended up on the other side of the park from my parents. PANIC set in.

I realized my mistake when I came back to the water fountain. I immediately went to our meeting place all to find mom with a worried look, an upset younger brother (upset that he could not ride again until I returned), and my dad and older brother out looking for me.

In March 2009, Brenna Woodside was missing.

There was great relief in knowing Brenna when the FBI was able to find her with her estranged father, Miles, in Mexico, and return her to her mom.

Sadly, not all missing persons stories turn out favorably - Nancy Guthrie is still missing one month after her abduction, and there are many missing children all around us.

Luke 15 records the story of a son who ran away from home, a lost sheep, and a lost valued coin.

In each someone wept over the lost and rejoiced when found. Friends, are you lost, or have you found your way home?

God the Father is calling out to you through His Son.