the degree to which we are able to hold all of ourselves together is the degree to which we live with integrity, joy, and peace. The act of holding all our parts together before God requires that we grow in awareness of ourselves. It’s impossible to hold together what we don’t even know exists. The deeply formed life cannot flourish without a commitment to interior examination. As Jesus cautioned, in the gaining of the world, we can easily lose our souls (see Mark 8:36). There is more to us than what we see, and the gospel gives us the courage to search and surrender all of our being to God.
