Relinquishing All For Jesus

Jesus again hits hard on riches and possessions in today' Gospel (Mt 19: 23-30), warning that it's easier for a rich man to pass through the eye of a needle (even if it is understood as a narrow passage), than to enter the kingdom of God.   The question of the disciples, "Who then can be saved?" indicates that they saw it as impossible.  Yet Jesus says, "For men,  this is impossible, but for God all things are possible."  That is reassuring, even if we are among those who would not be considered wealthy.   However, again, it's not the amount of money we have, but our attitude toward material possessions, or even toward ourselves.   If we think that OUR WAY is better than God's, or if we'd rather proceed in life without him at the center of it, then we are putting our trust in ourselves, our jobs, our gadgets, or even in other people...No, no thing or no one, least of all ourselves,  can get us into the kingdom, only God.  That's why Jesus tells us not to be dismayed by his description of the eye of the needle, but to turn our hearts and lives over to him....then we'll see the difference, then we'll be able to accomplish what would have been deemed impossible.
Bro. Rene