Jeremiah said, "when I found your words, I devoured them; they became my joy and the happiness of my heart, because I bore your name, O Lord, God of host."
"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 the 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."
The Kingdom of Heaven is nothing more and nothing less the word of God who became flesh. Jeremiah devoured the word of God and found joy. The Word of God, Jesus Christ, was devoured by the world upon the Cross, that we might find joy and abundant life.
"And only where God is seen does life truly begin. Only when we meet the living God in Christ do we know what life is. We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is wanted, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary. there is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the gospel, by the encounter with Christ, {the pearl of great price}. there is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him." Pope Benedict
The Kingdom of Heaven awaits us all with open arms...in His face eternity gazes with a love that sets our hearts afire. Go, sell everything, let nothing stand in the way, let no obstacle hinder the vision of such a face.
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