Then, instead of looking here and there, she uses a broom or some utensil to sweep her house and reach places that would otherwise be inaccessible to her. Above all, search carefully. There is no hint of indifference, only diligence. This coin was valuable; she must find it at all costs.
Jesus wanted the religious leaders to understand how he felt about those who were lost. When we are lost sinners, we are not “out there” somewhere far from God. God longed for us so much that He took the final action; offered his son as a scapegoat. This he did to cleanse the sinner from sin and restore him to himself. He would go through any means, any expense to bring them to him.
But within this clear and evident meaning there is a not so apparent spiritual meaning, a meaning applicable to all of us; because, as the Lord assumed our humanity, all that is true of him in the highest degree is also true of us in the lowest degree. If the Lord came, as He said, “to seek and to save what was lost” (see Luke 19:10), His command for us is also “Seek and you will find” (see Matthew 7: 7).
In the parable of the silver coin, we have the image of a woman searching for a treasure that she once had but has lost. You know that it is somewhere in the house, and you also know that if you search diligently, you will find it.