From the What a blessed word! It calls to mind the thought thatthe lost can be found, the wayward can be restored, the sinner canbe forgiven.The theme for this year’s lectures is a fitting companion to thetheme in 2010. Last year our writers focused on the period of Babyloniancaptivity and the many practical lessons that can be learnedfrom such an awful time. We have watched the relevance of thattheme be played out vividly before our eyes as the United States ofAmerica has slipped deeper and deeper into moral decay. Now wewill be reminded that God had a plan all along to restore his peopleif they would but turn back to him.