Finding Our
Treasure
Jeanne Robinson graduated from Sacred Heart in 2012, earning
a Bachelor of Pastoral Theology. She has served our country for
thirty years in the Air National Guard. “My true identity,” she says
“is a holy child of God desiring to always love and serve him.”
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acred Heart has been very instrumental in my search
for Jesus. Each class I took revealed Jesus, whom I had
buried deep within me. Jesus, my treasure, whom I have
searched for and found.
I held to this newfound treasure, keep-
ing it close to me and not wanting to share.
I wanted to hold it close, like a newborn
baby, examining every aspect, bonding
and growing more and more in love. This
time of bonding allowed me also to under-
stand my new life in Christ Jesus and the
responsibilities this treasure brought.
I have grown to know, love, and share
this treasure, Jesus, my Lord.
Jesus has given me life and I am ever
thankful. He desires for each of us to find
our own treasure in him. He has even given
us a map to find him, the Holy Scriptures.
Some people know of the Holy Scriptures
and some don’t or have forgotten to look
at the map.
I am part of a team of devoted people
called “Operation Olive Branch.” We go
out two by two to visit parish members
that have been away from the Church to
invite them back. We talk with them, pray
with them, and bring their prayer request
back to the Divine Mercy Prayer Box.
These prayer requests are lifted up during
Mass. This ministry has been fruitful by
prayers being answered, faith shared, and
people returning to Church.
We are blessed to have a Divine Mercy
Center at my parish, which I participate in.
We go to the homebound, group homes,
and nursing homes to visit and bring Com-
munion to our brothers and sisters. We
start the day participating in Mass, fellow-
ship, and prayer, and then we go out.
Some of the people we visit don’t have
visitors or can’t leave the facility. We are
blessed to have a priest who dedicates his
time to have Mass and hear confessions for
these lovely people of God. On the days
INTO THE VINEYARD
without Mass, we have a Communion
service or read from Scripture, pray, sing,
and visit with them. Part of our ministry is
prayer. We pray with people, such as pray-
ing the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary,
and pray with them for their requests.
Our biggest gift to them is presence. Our
presence brings the love of Jesus, hope,
and affirmation of their worth. If we don’t
have the treasure of Jesus in our lives, we
wouldn’t be able to give him to others or
help them find their own treasure.
Jesus blessed me with my time at Sacred
Heart, giving me the tools I would need
first to find the treasure and then to show
others how to find their own treasure. Jesus
Christ is my treasure whom I hold close to
my heart—my treasure once hidden, now
found. I never want to lose my treasure, and
may you find your own treasure.
“Our presence brings the love
of Jesus, hope, and affirmation
of their worth.”
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