There are two different types of followers in the Church: the half-hearted and the committed. Jesus wants followers who love him above ALL things, who would be willing to leave everything else behind if necessary to be with him. We don’t have it inside us to produce that level of commitment, but in the Gospel, we see how Jesus committed that much and more for our salvation. As we witness the way Jesus made our eternal blessing the focus of his undivided attention, the Spirit creates within us the very commitment that Christ seeks.