Written by Michele Elena Bondi
Illustrated by Kristina Marie Pope
OUR TREASURE
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For all of God's children, including my own,
Andre, Nicholas, and Alyssa.
God is at work in you!
-Michele
To my mom and dad for their unwavering love and support throughout my life.
-Kristina
One day Mrs. Browne visited her daughter Belinda's second-grade classroom for story time.
The children welcomed her.
Mrs. Browne congratulated the children because they had recently made their First Holy Communion.
"What was it like to receive Jesus for the first time?" she asked them.
Ashley raised her hand. She said, "I felt warm and happy."
Ben said, "At first you do not understand it, but once you receive Him it makes sense.
It's like imagining a place you have never been to, and then you go there and know what it is like."
Josh responded, "I felt very loved."
"Those are wonderful answers," said Mrs. Browne. "You felt loved and happy because Jesus loves you very much."
"Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them,
for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 19:14
Mrs. Browne then said with a smile, "I want to ask you something else.
Raise your hand if you would like to come to school on Saturday."
The classroom became very quiet. Andrew tried not to laugh. No one raised their hand.
Mrs. Browne said, "Ah, but what if I told you there would be treasure waiting for you there,
and you could take it home with you?"
Right away, everyone raised their hands in excitement.
Paul said with a huge grin, "I'll ask my dad to bring his truck so we can take it all home."
Mrs. Browne explained to the children that there is such a place where treasure waits for them.
"The best part is, the treasure is always there, and you can keep going back for more!"
