"What must I do to gain eternal life?" The rich man who asked this of Jesus was told to sell all he had and give to the poor. But, more importantly, he was told, "Come, follow me " Franciscan Casey Cole challenges us to let go of something more difficult than material wealth: expectations, anxiety, comfort, wounds, enemies, power--and our very selves. Speaking from both personal and pastoral experience, he outlines the stumbling blocks that turn us away from following Jesus as true disciples.

The response to "What must I do?" is simple but not easy: Let go. Now.