Today's Reflections
Parables of the Kingdom
Mt 13:44-46
[Jesus said to his disciples,] 44“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. 45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 46When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.”
A MERCHANT SEARCHING FOR FINE PEARLS. The
characters in the Gospel are on the go—searching, finding, and taking
possession. A person finds a buried treasure, and a merchant searches
for fine pearls. They do not stop until they find and possess the object
of their search.
Jesus
is like these two characters. But what he seeks is not something
valuable at first appearance. Like a good shepherd, he searches for the
lost sheep to bring them back to God’s fold. Like a physician, he cures
both physical and spiritual ailments of people. The wayward sheep and
the deformed human beings are hardly “treasures,” but every human being
is precious in God’s eyes. The name of each one is written in the palm
of God’s hand. And just as the searchers are filled with joy when they
possess what they are looking for, so there is joy in heaven when the
sinner repents and the lost is found.
We,
too, are people always on the go. Restlessly and tirelessly, we search
for something of value from things, ambitions, and accomplishments. Yet
nothing is more valuable than a human person.
What is your greatest treasure in life?
Do you value your being human?
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