Religion & Spirituality
From one perspective, the Christian life might look like sacrifice and from another it might look like gain. For example, take the Apostle Paul who was whipped, stoned, imprisoned and hunted the entire time he followed Jesus. He certainly made sacrifices. But from another perspective, Paul didn't "sacrifice" anything. From his perspective, his life looked like gain. Throughout Paul's journeys, he experienced a joy unlike anything he'd ever known before, a joy that made al the losses he experienced seem like nothing. This Sunday, we learn more about the joy that comes from discovering the treasure of the Kingdom of Heaven.