Valuable Bottles

Have you ever thought about what makes something truly valuable? A bottle, for instance. Some might say a bottle is worth nothing, or very little at most, and in many cases, that's true—some bottles are discarded without a second thought. Yet, others gain value when returned to their source, carrying a redeemable worth. But there are "Bottles" that go beyond practical value. In this context, "Bottles" can represent things, or people that seem ordinary on the surface but hold immeasurable significance; "Bottles" so valuable that no amount of money, gold, or silver in the world could buy them—yet they have already been purchased, not with wealth, but through love and sacrifice.

Bill Paz is an elder serving the United Church of God congregation in Charlotte, North Carolina.