Seeking Treasure (Part 2)

Published: Jan. 5, 2023, midnight

b'Fireheart\\u2019s eyes sharpened as she beheld an opalescent creature on the\\nhighest peak of the cliffs, glinting like a thousand diamonds in the sun\\u2019s\\nwaning light. As she flew nearer, she noted with surprise that it was a\\ndragon. Fireheart hovered above, waiting for a warning signal of flames or\\nthe flash of claws, but neither came.\\n.\\nSoftly, she landed next to the dragon. In his eyes, she saw her whole\\nlifetime reflected. The fathomless depths of these emerald irises seemed to\\necho all her longing, reveal all her weaknesses, and yet, even as she felt\\ncompletely known, somehow she felt completely loved by this shimmering\\ndragon. It was impossible to tell how old or young he was, for he seemed to\\nbe from another realm entirely.\\n.\\nSurely a dragon this majestic would know of the treasure! Fireheart opened\\nher mouth and asked, her heart\\u2019s desires spilling out, \\u201cDo you know where\\nto find the great treasure? I\\u2019ve heard the legends and searched far\\u2026but I\\ncannot find it.\\u201d The dragon smiled knowingly, and his expression shook\\nFireheart to her core. \\u201cWho are you?\\u201d she whispered. \\u201cIt is as though you\\nhave known me all my life, and my very soul feels complete as I stand here\\nwith you.\\u201d\\n.\\nThe dragon answered in an impossibly beautiful voice, \\u201cI am the one you\\nhave been seeking your whole life. Child, I am the treasure. Store up\\ntreasures no longer, for you have found me. Give your jewels and your gold\\naway, and devote your heart to me. I will fill up all the places in your\\nsoul that are longing. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be.\\nFireheart, will you choose me as your treasure?\\u201d\\n.\\nJoy welled up in Fireheart\\u2019s soul and spilled out of her eyes in the shape\\nof tears. \\u201cMother said I would know I found the treasure when I felt it in\\nmy heart,\\u201d she thought, \\u201cand now it burns brighter than a thousand flickers\\nof flame in my soul!\\u201d\\n.\\n\\u201cCome, follow me and take hold of the life that is truly life.\\u201d \\u2022 Savannah\\nColeman \\n.\\n\\u2022 In Mark 10, a wealthy man came to Jesus and asked Him how to inherit\\neternal life. How did Jesus respond? According to verse 21, how did Jesus\\nsee this man?\\n.\\n\\u2022 Have you ever felt like Fireheart, or like the man in Mark 10, who were\\ndesperately searching? What is Jesus\\u2019s invitation to us in today\\u2019s\\npassages? (Mark 10:21; 1 Timothy 6:11-12, 17-19) \\n.\\n\\u201c\\u2026the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When\\nhe found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and\\nbought it.\\u201d Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatt.6.21|Mark.10.17-Mark.10.27|1Tim.6.6-1Tim.6.19|Matt.13.45-Matt.13.46'