Msg. Pope on a Retelling of “The Pearl of Great Price” and “The Woman at the Well”

“[This video] is a kind of retelling of the parable of the pearl of great price, and also a bit of the story of the Woman at the Well.

“The parable of the pearl of great price is a brief one: Jesus said, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. (Matt 13:45-46).

“And as for the Woman at the Well, that story is too long to reproduced here but the pertinent facts are that a woman comes every day to a well that symbolizes the world. And that well gives water, but a kind of water that keeps her thirsty. Every day she has to come back for more with her water Jar. Jesus asks her to consider how the well (i.e. this world) cannot really satisfy the God-sized hole in her heart, that He alone can ultimately fulfill her deepest longing. After leading her through stages of faith and repentance, Jesus brings her to the point that she leaves her water jar behind to go and tell others of the joy she has found in Christ.”

In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) offered a video that approximates a retelling of both of these parables.

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Msgr. Charles Pope: “The Pearl of Great Price” and “The Woman at the Well” beautifully retold in a short animated video (26 APR 13)