Gospel: Matthew 13:44-46
Jesus said to his disciples: "The Kingdom of heaven is like a
treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of
joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When
he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys
it."
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Reflections:
Would you give up your worldly possessions for the kingdom of God?
Jesus depicts His kingdom as treasure and pearl that whoever will find it
will give up everything just to have it. Indeed, the kingdom of God is a
priceless treasure and pearl that we must all desire. For what it will do us if
we have treasures in this world yet we don’t have God in our lives?
The riches of this world are all passing and temporary we will leave it
all somewhere along the path of our lives. Whether we like it or not we have to
leave everything that we have in this world. So who will remain without end?
The one that will forever be there for us is God; the one that shall bring us
to heaven is God. These temporary things that presently surround us will not be
able to bring us to our eternal heavenly destination. It’s only through God
that we would be able to go to heaven someday.
In our gospel, the person found the true treasure of life that is God; he
gave up everything just to have Him. The same also with the merchant when he
found the true pearl of his life that is God he sold everything in his
possessions so that he could possess the greatest pearl that is God. Many saints
have done this too; they gave up everything just to have Jesus.
What are you willing to give up to have the Lord in your life? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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