The Woman At The Well

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.” (Matt13:45-46)


Man has always sought God, Someone greater than himself. “I will seek Him whom my heart loves.”(Song of Songs3:4)  Longing for Him is in our psych, our human makeup.  We long to see Him face to face and our desire has been answered, though in unexpected ways.  Jesus, Son of God became man, a man like us in appearance, yet divine, without sin.  Jesus, the great pearl, the priceless treasure of God, humbled himself to us sinful creatures.  He came not as a rich, powerful ruler that we fear, but as savior, servant, shepherd, a fisher of men.  Christ taught us the path to God, using the familiar to explain the unfamiliar; thus the parables.

He came to unite us as one kingdom, a kingdom of love, of peace, of people living together following the will of God; something as lovely as the pearl of great value, Christ.  No greater pearl can be found: not knowledge, not wealth, not power, not human relationships; nothing can surpass the love which Christ offers us.  It is Love which will be seen on the cross.

 Man cannot merit or earn the kingdom; God gives it freely to sinful man. To be a member of His kingdom, man must have an interior conversion, an understanding, open heart of Solomon, repentance from sin, and a determination to lead a new life.  Sinful man needs constant conversion and Christ leaves us Himself in the breaking of the bread to strengthen our faith.  He leaves us the Holy Spirit and the Church to guide us in our daily walk. By ourselves we can do nothing; with Him all is possible.

There is a sense of urgency, a sense of abandoning everything like the Apostles to follow Christ.  Making Him and His kingdom our first priority, leaving our previous treasures behind, we answer “Yes” to His call.

“Do you understand these things?”  Christ speaks to the Apostles and us. To you, understanding of the Father is given.  You will be the new scribes, the new teachers of the fulfilling of the Hebrew Scripture of old. Man can now have a personal, conscious relationship with God, through Christ; a relationship of love and intimacy.  Man can give true testimony when he can affirm:  “I have found Him whom my heart has sought.”