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The Pearl of Great Price
A merchant sells everything for one perfect pearl. (Matthew 13:45-46, King James Version (public domain))
A merchant searching for fine pearls finds one of surpassing value, and joyfully sells all that he has to buy it.
What it means
The Kingdom, and Christ Himself, is worth everything you have. This is not a grim sacrifice but a glad trade: the merchant sells all with joy, because he has found the one thing worth more than the rest combined.
Read it and go deeper
Read The Pearl of Great Price in full in Matthew 13:45-46 on The Living Bread, ask Simon anything you wonder about, and let it shape how you pray and live. You are welcome exactly as you are.