"Follow Jesus, and you’ll lose some things—but you’ll gain everything" Wednesday of Trinity 16 2025
That’s the paradox of the cross. To gain life, you must lose it. To be rich, you give it away. To be filled, you have to be emptied. That’s why we gather—to have our illusions shattered. To hear what’s true, even when it’s painful. Because Jesus isn’t trying to ruin your life; he’s saving it. He’s freeing you from the grip of mammon, from the illusion that you can save yourself, and from the lie that you can be good without God.
