This is what Jesus says to his disciples in today's Gospel reading from John 12—his words are loving, endearing, and most personal: "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me." To become productive, one must die first. We cannot become new if we do not shed the old. If we love the world, we are not free to go to God. All in all, follow Christ, and we are set free and ready for eternity!
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