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| Christ, the Pearl of Great Price |
Prayer for the Day
“Father, fill me with your love today. I give you free rein to do whatever you want in me.”
Reflection
Have you ever spent hours looking for something, searching every possible nook and cranny, going through drawers and boxes and piles of things, only to find it right under your nose?
How many of us are searching for the kingdom of heaven and finding that it's right out in plain sight?
The kingdom of heaven is like a pearl of great price, a treasure hidden in a field, a net full of fish! (Mt 13:44-52) And each one of us in every time and place is meant to fill in the blanks; Whatever our treasure is, doing something important with our life, doing something that will help others, finding happiness and contentment. And there it is! The kingdom of heaven is right here, right now, staring us in the face, challenging us to take possession now. (Rom 8:28-30)
And how does each one of us "take possession"? That all follows after we have had the wisdom to make a right decision in the first place, to let that decision open up for us a thousand and one little, daily decisions to seek what really matters. Decisions like, “Will I spend time with the Lord in prayer and reflection and scriptural or spiritual reading for a while each day, or decide to waste it on more TV, more shopping, more running around just for the sake of getting rid of my boredom?” If we really want wisdom for all this, we'd better start praying today that God will grant us that gift. Solomon asked for wisdom, and then God gave it to him. (1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12)
Some of us may say, "But if I ask, and God gives it to me, then what? It could change my life, and I'm kind of frightened." Don't worry. Wisdom will show you the way for each succeeding decision, and they'll be the right ones if you let God take over. You can't lose!
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