The Gospel for this Sunday says "A man found a treasure hidden in the field... A man found a fine pearl..." The Gospel does not say that they were looking or searching for the treasure or the pearl. {The merchant was in search of fine pearls, but was nonetheless not expecting he would find one such fine pearl}. Hence, it could be that while they were going about their daily routine of ploughing the field, or sowing the seeds, or throwing their nets or rowing their boats, they unexpectedly stumbled upon the treasure or the pearl. Hence, their great joy their valuable find. Had they not gone through their daily tasks patiently, boring or tiring though it might have been, they would not have found the treasure or the pearl.
Great and valuable treasures, therefore, are not to be found in some special times or places other than in the daily, ordinary routine of our lives. Happy weekend!
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