Worthless

"The gift of God is eternal life," Romans 6:23.

They say we value only what we pay for. The more we pay, the more worth we assign it. Or, disappointed by a gift, we might say, It's the thought that counts. Though worthless the gift to me, I value the giver's thought. (Still, the gift was pretty stupid.) But what about a thing so valuable that it becomes invaluable? So expensive you couldn't begin to price it out? Without possibility of assigning worth?  I mean, like you owned the whole world to trade with? And it still cost more? And, yeah, you needed it. To survive. You'd die without it. Not stupid at all. Well, that's what's said here. Somebody traded his worthless life for it. But to you, a precious gift, eternal life. Mercy.

God is very compassionate and merciful. With a brother or sister today, together we give thanks for life beyond measure. Having received it, in life-long endeavor we will extend to others mercy.