The Pearl of Great Price

It drew me in
It held my gaze
Its beauty was a magnet
It held me all my days

This delight
This incredible joy
This pearl of beauty
Became my all in all

I sold everything I had
It captured and stole my heart
Everything else
Was second to this art

People thought I was stolen away
They wondered where I had gone
But when you taste the honey of God
All you want is more

Come find your pearl
There is one for you
You will have to surrender everything
Nothing else will fulfill

Sell everything you have
Burn the ships that call you to go back
Abandon hope in anything else
In this pearl you will not find lack

I found this pearl
Where others overlooked
Perhaps the greatest treasures
Are hidden in plain view

Barry Pearman

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matthew 13:45-46