We
have been hearing different parables in our Gospel readings this week. It is striking to me that the treasure in the
parable is found by accident. The
person was probably not even looking for that treasure when he found it. Our
life of faith is that way as well. We
can have a plan for how we want our faith life to unfold, but Jesus can come to
us in very unexpected ways. Perhaps
those surprise visits from Jesus are the greatest treasures we can have on our
journey of faith. I
know that as a priest, I can have a “to do” list with everything I want to get
done on a certain day, but then so much can happen to do away with my
plans. On
the website for the pilgrims going to the Camino of St James in Spain, so many
people planning their pilgrimage don’t want to leave anything to chance and try
to plan each little detail to the greatest extent possible. The
trouble with that is that sometimes it does not leave much opportunity for God
to interact with us in those unexpected ways. A big
part of pilgrimage is being open to God in those unexpected ways. Even if we are happy and content with our
lives, Jesus can come to us out of the blue and really upset our plans, can’t
he? Let
us try to open up our hearts to those unexpected ways God speaks to us in our
daily lives.
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