We have been hearing different parables in our Gospel readings lately, both in our daily masses and in our Sunday liturgies. It is striking to me that the treasure we hear about in today’s Gospel 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 or these surprise epiphanies we have on our faith journey are the greatest treasures we can have. 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. We may want to plan out every little detail of our life that is possible, and it is certainly important for us to be organized in our personal lives and at work. 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 our pilgrimage through life 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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