Seeking Treasure (Part 1)

<p>Legends passed down from generation to generation told of a treasure so pure and valuable that it rivaled all others. Fireheart made it her mission to obtain this treasure. When she was still the tiniest of dragons, tucked under her mother’s massive wing, she was told stories of the dragons who made it their life’s quest to seek the treasure. Where they had failed, Fireheart was determined to succeed.</p><p>.</p><p>Stretching her sleek saffron wings, Fireheart stepped out of her cave into the morning sun. Rays of light glinted off her amber and ruby colored scales. Last night, she had unearthed the long-coveted strand of sea pearls that dragonkind had been searching for for centuries. As elated as the discovery had made her, Fireheart now felt that familiar emptiness squeeze her soul.</p><p>.</p><p>“Mother, it must not be the pearls after all,” Fireheart contemplated aloud. Her Mother had long since passed, but every now and then Fireheart found it comforting to speak to her as if she was still by her side. “It would help immensely if I knew what I was searching for.” She snorted, and smoke billowed out of her nostrils. In the deep recesses of her memory, she could hear Mother’s musical laugh, quite dainty for her size. "Fireheart, you will know you have found the true treasure when you feel it in your heart."</p><p>.</p><p>Salt spray from the sea showered Fireheart’s body as she dipped low, dragging her claws across the ocean’s surface. She then rose higher until her wings crested the misty lavender clouds of evening. The day had been filled with unfruitful searching, and she was growing weary. "I’ll rest, then continue searching tomorrow." • Savannah Coleman</p><p>.</p><p>• Have you ever gotten something you really wanted, but then felt empty inside? Every created thing will ultimately leave us feeling empty. Only the Creator can fill the deep longing in our hearts. In Philippians 3, Paul says that knowing Jesus far surpasses everything else. Once Jesus revealed Himself to Paul, everything that Paul used to