True Treasure

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Feb 13, 2021 · 4m

We fancied ourselves clever, witty explorers roaming the galaxy in search of its most priceless treasures. Our current location was trying our perceptions of ourselves. This planet’s underground network of tunnels was dark, steep, and narrow. Sometimes we had to crawl on our bellies; sometimes ropes around our waists were the only threads dangling us over a plunge into the darkness. We were tired, sooty, out of quips, and feeling very claustrophobic. Our alien guide fared better: she had a spine like an earth-ferret’s, and we privately joked that she was made of elastic rather than bone. Her…