Subject: Daily Gospel Reading - Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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| Weekday Gospel Reflection |
| Wednesday in the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time |
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Jesus told his disciples: 44 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. 45 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls, 46 who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” |
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Matthew 13:44-46 - World English Bible |
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Up to this point in Matthew 13, Jesus told two agricultural parables (the Sower and the Seed addressed evangelization, the Wheat and the Tares addressed the coming end times) and two short similes (the Mustard Seed and Yeast, both addressed the growth of the Kingdom). Now he gave two short sayings about the value of faith; it was immeasurable. Notice that, in the pursuit of faith, the seeker bankrupted himself. A relationship with God was worth more than all one's possessions, ambitions, even self. What are you willing to give up for your faith? How is your relationship with God your greatest treasure? |
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