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Hello, I'm Micah, vicar in the Church of England
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Families all over the UK are still recovering from the yearly dose of joy and horror that is home alone
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And it may surprise you to hear that Jesus, as a 12-year-old on holiday with his family
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had his very own Kevin McAllister experience. For three days, Jesus was lost in Jerusalem while Mary and Joseph searched in panic
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But unlike Kevin's chaos of accidents, Jesus slipped away to the temple with purpose
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to show his earthly parents that he was here to do his heavenly father's will
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But he also shows us something core about how we come to know him now
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See, throughout the Bible, God reveals himself to those that seek him
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Encountering the living Christ is rarely instantaneous. It often follows persistent, sometimes even painful searching
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Maybe after all the Christmas cheer of late, there's this nagging emptiness
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We've done a bit of Jesus, but we haven't truly found him
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His invitation is simple. Keep seeking. Because in Scripture, in the life of the church and in the prayers of a longing heart
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he is not hiding. He is ready to be found by all who diligently seek him
