9/4/16: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus Wants All

Today Jesus gives us the troubling word, "Unless one comes to me hating one's father and mother, wife, brothers and sisters, and even one's own life, he cannot be my disciple." What are we supposed to make of this? Jesus is simply using the logic of love. Jesus--who loves--is not satisfied with part or even most of our heart. He wants all. This means that everything needs to be subordinated to him.