Today in Scripture

Matthew 13: 44-46

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 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."

Do you remember that scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, when in order to save his father's life, and against all evidence that points to a fatal fall, Indy has to take a 'leap of faith' in order to reach the grail? He takes some time to evaluate, to consider what he knows, but at some point just has to ... take.. that ... step.... and...

.....the path reveals itself.

Most of us have made a leap of faith in one way or another:

• Declaring your love for another
• Committing to marriage
• Choosing a major
• Changing your career
• Choosing Catholicism as the way to live your faith

You take some time, weigh your options, consider your lived experience, and at some point come to the decision that this choice is worth more than any other option. At the same time, that choice for a new path demands that something else be left behind (independence, other options, security, etc.).  Jesus tells his disciples that out of joy at finding the great treasure, a person sells all they have just to have the possibility of attaining it. What have you left behind in order to attain what you now hold dear (whether a relationship, vocation or faith-path)? What still keeps you from 'full ownership'?