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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.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
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“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field.”
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Fields are ordinary places; people walk across them all the time without ever wondering what might be buried beneath their feet.
Who knows, they could be standing on buried treasure! But they’ll only find out if they take the time to dig.
Similarly, human beings can walk through the fields of life without ever seeing the deeper dimensions of reality.
For example, how often are we satisfied with surface-level interactions, taking for granted people around us?
If we took the time to dig a little deeper, then we might discover a treasure: Christ living within them.
As someone once said, “Whenever the Christ in me discovers the Christ in you, we’re standing on holy ground.”
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May we see the fields around us as holy ground.
Buried deep within us is the presence of the Divine.
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Image credits: (1) Did Pirates Really Bury Their Treasure?, History.com (2) R. Joseph Owles, WordPress (3) Preston Yancey, Out of the House of Bread