How do we live out the reflection verse from Mark’s Gospel message? To be a disciple of Jesus means to stand up and be counted. What if all of our accumulated possessions were sent away, but we were left behind? Would we lose our grounding? Our identity? Our meaning and purpose? Jesus asks us to examine our attachments. He reminds us that the real objective of this life is to possess eternal life through his salvific grace and our acceptance of that gift. We live out that gift by embracing his great commandment: Love of God and neighbor. When we keep our eyes fixed on our relationship with God, we find the strength and the mercy that helps us get through any daily cross that needs to be carried. It begins by centering life on the center of life, Christ.