Jesus saw that the rich young man had great potential,
so he invited him to enter the world of sharing.
But he wasn’t up to it – riches got in the way.
As he went away a sadness descended on him,
the sadness that descends on us
when we choose to live for ourselves.
Even though Jesus was sad to see him go,
nevertheless, he let him go.
There’s no point in forcing people to make sacrifices.
If you take things from people, they are impoverished;
but if you can get them to give them up, they are
enriched. People are essentially good, but this
goodness has to be awakened and called forth,
if they are to enter the kingdom of love.