7/28/10 c-blog, MUST BE WILLING TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING FOR THE TREASURES OF THE KINGDOM, callistus 630a, m: "Treasure..can be diff for each person..when a person find something very special...searching for it..do everything possible to own it..in terms of following ...follow w/ a price....for some it is not obvious...kingdom of God..a treasure..but hidden..to us its obvious..to others not obvious..for the jew..spoke in parables..for them kingdom..worldly sense..governed by chosen people..considered selves chosen.....govern acc to their worldly sense..they don't undrstand sacrifice...they don't inderstand willingness to search...if not understand sacrifice...don't nderstand how first people suffered...it ...jeremiah thought it was unjust for him to be prsctd...God promised Him..He would deliver jeremiah..this foreshadows the suffering servant Jesus.....suffring..treasure cannot be sprtd fr pain..prsctn..death..that's how we live..follow Jesus...."kingdom in our midst...courage & strength..do our best... Jer 15.10, 16-21 " Woe to me, mother, that you gave me birth a man of strife and contention to all the land! I neither borrow nor lend, yet all curse me 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 hosts. I did not sit celebrating in the circle of merrymakers; Under the weight of your hand I sat alone because you filled me with indignation. Why is my pain continuous, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become for me a treacherous brook whose waters do not abide Thus the LORD answered me If you repent, so that I restore you, in my presence you shall stand If you bring forth the precious without the vile, you shall be my mouthpiece Then it shall be they who turn to you..., and you shall not turn to them And I will make you toward this people a solid wall of brass. Though they fight against you, they shall not prevail, For I am with you, to deliver and rescue you, says the LORD. I will free you from the hand of the wicked, and rescue you from the grasp of the violent. Ps 59:2-3, 4, 10-11, 17, 18 Responsorial Psalm R. (17d) God is my refuge on the day of distress. Rescdue me from my enemies, O my God; . God is my refuge on the day of distress. Mt 13:44-46 "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."
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