So I just heard a man tell his future wife something crazy. In our marriage prep session, he said to his future wife that she is the treasure of all treasures, and he’s not trying to be a pirate or anything. What he’s trying to say to her is that beyond my parents, beyond my friends, beyond every single beautiful girl in the universe, I choose you first. That is truly radical, and that’s what we see in the gospel today. Jesus is inviting us to pick him first. Is Jesus the treasure among all treasures for me?
And so, that’s a question for today. Beyond family, beyond friends, beyond our job, do I choose Jesus first? So go entirely embrace Christianity, say yes to Jesus, and maybe be a pirate.
This is Spirit Juice. Peace.
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Ascension Day
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Witness of the Saints
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