Like a Treasure, Like a Pearl
August 6th, 2012 Posted in writingJesus said that the Kingdom of Heaven was like finding a treasure in a field or a pearl of great value.
Ignatius Loyola, whose feast was celebrated on July 31, was no stranger to the joy of finding God or to giving up everything he had in order to be in God’s service.
God and Christ were his treasure, his pearl and the bedrock of his life. As he prayed about all the blessings he had received from them, he knew that only by giving back his whole self could he offer them what they deserved.
His total donation of self was a matter not just of words or feelings but also of decisions and deeds. He put his mind, heart, will, and memory — all he possessed — at God’s disposal for the service of those who were most in need of faith, hope, and love in their lives. He also wanted the people who made his Spiritual Exercises and shared his mission and spirituality to pray for the grace to do the same.
Ignatius found his treasure and pearl. And by God’s grace, he took possession of them just as they had taken possession of him.
Statue of Ignatius Loyola at Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha, Nebraska
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