John 1:12  But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.

Between 1854 and 1929, over 250,000 children in crowded cities such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia were placed on trains and shipped west, across the United States. These trains would stop for viewings. Potential parents would ask questions, evaluate health, and even examine the children's teeth. If chosen, the children had a home. If not, they got back on the train - the orphan train.

I wish I could tell you that the fathers then went looking for their children, that they got their life together and headed west to find what they had lost. I'd love to describe the moments when these children heard their father say, "It's me. I came for you!" But I can't. Few of these fathers ever came looking for their children.

Do you sometimes feel like you're stuck on an orphan train? that you've sinned one time too many? that God has a limit on grace? That might be how you feel. But feelings are not facts. These are the facts: your Father in heaven comes looking for you! When we believe in the Savior, we become His children.
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