Treasure
In his joy, he went and sold all he had.
We’re always making discoveries, uncovering things about the world, about the people around us, and about ourselves. We unearth an understanding on a certain topic. We find a few of the right people. We track down that one thing we seem born to do.
But have you ever discovered something that changes everything?
That’s the kind of find that Jesus talks about in one of the shortest stories he ever told:
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Matthew 13:44
In this retelling, an aging treasure hunter stumbles across a fortune far greater than he ever expected, and his discovery upends his whole life.