In a vision I saw a huge forest, so big I could not see its boundaries from my aerial view. In that forest people were scattered throughout. They were lost and not able to find their people. Even when they called out for help, no one came because the forest was too thick and their voices would not carry much beyond their location. And I heard the Lord say: I will bring My people from afar and gather them like wandering sheep into My fold. I will dry their tears and give them hearts of hope and joy. Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day.