Today's Daily Lesson comes from Matthew chapter 13 verses 44 through 46:
44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it."
There is an old Buddhist story of a monk who happened upon a precious stone which he then carefully placed into a handkerchief within his cloak. Soon after he met a traveller on the road who asked the monk for food. The monk pulled out a small piece from the same handkerchief and offered it to the traveler, but the traveler's eyes were now on the precious stone. "Where did you get that?" he asked. "I found it on the road. Would you like to have it?" The traveller could not believe he was being offered such a precious stone. "Yes, I'll take that rather than the bread," he said.
The traveler was gone for three days and was forgotten from the monk's mind until to his surprise the traveller returned with the stone in his hand. "I want to return this stone; in exchange I wish that you might give me the freedom you have to give such a stone away."
We have many treasures; but only one treasure is necessary.
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