Jesus interrupted my life saying, “Follow me.”
I said, “Why would I? And who are you? And follow you where?”
He said, “I have a pearl.”
I said, “What does it cost?”
He said, “Everything.”
I said, “That’s a lot to ask, you know. I have this one and only life. It is short and fragile. I have to use it wisely.”
He said, “Follow me, and you might be happy—or you might not. Follow me, and you might be empowered—or you might not. Follow me, and you might have more friends—or you might not. Follow me, and you might have the answers—or you might not. Follow me, and you might be better off—or you might not. If you follow me, you may be worse off in every way you measure life. Follow me nevertheless. Because I have an offer that is worth giving up everything you have: You will learn to love well.”
I said, “I will learn to love well?”
He said, “You will learn to love well.”
Jesus then sent me into my short, fragile, one and only life, carrying this deceptively simple string of words with me. It has taken time for the beauty of this offer to break into my being. I’ve taken a look at it from every angle, I’ve compared it with any other offer in life, with any other treasure, with any other destination. Can anything in this world, or the next, possibly compare?
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