2 August, 2023 | Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel Mt 13:44-46 Looking for Jesus? Gospel Text: 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." Reflections: We live in a materialistic world, where humans prioritize the seeking of material things. Jesus challenges his followers to look out and work hard to find the pearl. The kingdom of God is the pearl. Jesus explains the kingdom of God as a pearl of great price and actually he himself is that pearl. Our desire and longing for God need to surpass the desire and longing for wealth, power and fame. Though material wealth in itself is good, when it takes priority over other values, we could drift away from God. Let our search be for the things of heaven.