GOSPEL POWER | JULY 28, 2021 WEDNESDAY | 17th Week in Ordinary Time

Gospel: Mt 13: 44 - 46

Jesus said to his disciples, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.”

Reflection

The emphasis of the two parables of today’s Gospel is  on the inestimable worth of the reality that Jesus calls  the Kingdom of heaven. Only one word can describe its  equivalent — ALL. It is worth losing everything that one has in this  world, for its value outlasts this world

Prayer

Lord Jesus, help us to recognize the absolute value of the heavenly  Kingdom, which eclipses and relativizes all other values in this earthly  life. Amen