[Alamo-Girl]

I was watching a Fr. Corapi talk once and he had a wonderful line that underlines what you've written: He said in essence, we should be willing to give up our lives right now because we desire heaven so totally and completely. It definitely is a gut-check, because how often are we truly willing to die right now for heaven.

In my morning prayers, your counsel above came to mind along with a leaning in the Spirit that for many Christians the thought of losing one's life is easier to bear than the thought of losing all his possessions, friends or family (like Job.)

It may be oh-too-obvious but since it came upon me this way, I thought I'd better post it here as a follow-up.

[Alex Murphy]

In my morning prayers, your counsel above came to mind along with a leaning in the Spirit that for many Christians the thought of losing one's life is easier to bear than the thought of losing all his possessions, friends or family (like Job.)

"Burn all my clothes, Martha, I'm going to Heaven!"

Much appreciate the ping and thoughts, A-G.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

It can be much harder to live for Christ than die for him! Death is quick, and then you're there...but life, with its trials, tribulations, wearing grind, daily challenges, and the need to be there for him isn't nearly as simple.

And that's the thing he asks most of us...I know what it's like to find out you only have the clothes on your back. That's not as hard as it seems. But to look around you and realize how you've accumulated later and see the Spirit telling you that perhaps you have a bit of a problem with accumulating things that separate you from God, now that's much harder to deal with.

Sigh.