“Following Jesus from a human perspective isn’t a good deal: it’s about serving.” Moreover, that’s exactly what “He did: and if the Lord gives you the opportunity to be first, you must behave like the last, that is, with an attitude of service. And if the Lord gives you the opportunity to have possessions, you must behave with an attitude of service, that is, for others.” “There are three things, three steps, that distance us from Jesus: riches, vanity, and pride,” the Pope affirmed. “That’s why riches are so dangerous: they immediately lead you to vanity, and you think you’re important”; but “when you think you’re important, it goes to your head, and you lose your way.” (…) “It’s not good to see a lay Christian, a consecrated person, a priest, or a bishop who wants both: to follow Jesus and possessions, to follow Jesus and worldliness.” It’s “a counter-witness that distances people from Jesus.” Let us continue to reflect on Peter's question: "We have left everything, how will you repay us?" And let us keep Jesus' answer firmly in mind, because "the price he will give us is to become like him: this will be our 'reward.'" And "to become like Jesus," he concluded, is a "great reward." (Pope Francis - Homily at Santa Marta, May 26, 2015) @Translated from Spanish