July 15, 2014
We have come to believe that “treasure” is physical, is of form. We believe it can be amassed, increased, decreased, and lost. We believe it is subject to the conditions and forces of the world. And further we believe that we can’t take it with us. We also tend to identify ourselves by the “treasure” we think we have. This results in us valuing each other by our perceived “treasure” in comparison with each other. We have come to the conclusion that there is a limited amount of treasure and we must compete with each other to get our portion of that treasure.
In the story of the prodigal son, Jesus tells of a son who asks his father for his rightful portion of his father’s “treasure”, his inheritance, and thus leaves home and eventually squanders it all. He is left with nothing and finds himself in squalor and thinks himself worthless. The son realizes his father’s servants are better off than he is, so he returns home to ask his father to take him on as a servant. What the son doesn’t realize is that he, not the inheritance, is his father’s treasure. His father welcomes him home with open arms, rejoices at his return and throws a huge welcome home party. The father’s joy is in the joining of his family as one, no longer being separated.
The point of the story is that we are our Creator’s treasure. We may have blocked our awareness of our Creator’s value of us, but the Creator never loses sight that we are the Creator’s treasure and wills that it can never be lost. Source fully gives us all knowing that we cannot squander it. As we wander about in our unawake state of mind searching for the treasure we already are, Spirit gently calls to us reminding us of who we really are. It is our choice whether we listen to that still, small voice beckoning us to awaken to the awareness of who we really are.
We may, at first find it difficult to believe that we are the Creator’s treasure. But Spirit is given to us to guide us each step of the way. When we’ve had enough of the fleeting “treasure” of the world, we need only decide to return to the awareness that we are our Creator’s treasure and that our relationships are our creations and our treasure, as well. As our perception is transformed to higher seeing, we understand the joy that comes in the awareness of our true Self. And this joy extends to all we bring with us into the joy of being and seeing who we are and who each other really are. Take a moment to pause and look at what you think your treasure is and who you think you are. Does it bring you joy? If not, allow Spirit to guide you in returning to the awareness of the treasure you are and reunite with the Creator and all creation in the Oneness we already are. The Creator is waiting for you now. We are all God’s treasure.
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