Do not be dismayed for these are the days and years of restoration, even where family situations must seem without hope.
Malachi 4:5-6
He shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to the fathers
It is easy to become discouraged over stray or absent family and friends, especially at this time of year. But do not lose heart, for Jesus Christ came for the broken and the lost, even broken family lines.
Be encouraged, for in these days the people of God will see that He has restored many, He is restoring many and He will restore many more.
Isaiah 43:5-6
Fear not: for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the East and gather them from the West; I will say to the North, Give up; and to the South, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;