There is a treasure island that lies before us Across the sea of faith there is dry land A place of refuge to strengthen and restore us A wondrous place with riches, God has planned For, in God's word, I find a precious treasure Far greater than one could ever measure It is His heart's desire that we have a fire That would burn brighter, hotter and higher More precious than silver, more costly than gold More beautiful than diamonds, is the sight that we behold The riches and treasures; it is priceless in its value And to the King of all Creation you are priceless too Some days there are wild storms that try to bar the way But we have a Northern Star to help us not to stray Trust in Him and do not fear and you will soon see the light And when you are scared and alone, He will hold you tight We can get to treasure island any time we take a look Into the word of God and open up His good book Learn to take the treasure into your heart of hearts To help you out when trial and challenge starts You can bring it with you wherever you may go To lift someone up who might be feeling kinda low Or a reminder: you are precious, loved and His And nothing else matter more in the final analysis
Thank you Lord for giving us such a precious treasure in your Word, in your Love, in Us Lord! You gave the most valuable thing you had because you treasured us so much. You gave us your very life! There is no greater love than this: to lay down one's life for a friend, and yet, you laid down your life when we had fallen out of your friendship! Help us remember the value of our lives and the value of all life, especially the most vulnerable: the elderly, the unborn, those who have special needs. You have given us your Holy Living Word to read and what treasure there is when we take the time to see what is just below the surface, waiting for us to find. May Heaven and Earth rejoice together when we realize what it is we really have and may we share that treasure with others so that, they too, may be richly blessed. Amen