“What gain, then, is it for a man to win the whole world and ruin his life?” (Mk. 8:35-36).
A little fish named Gil was, in fact, the smallest fish in the pond. Because of his size, he spent most of his time avoiding being gobbled up by the great big fish. While hiding behind a rock one day, little Gil saw a nice juicy worm wiggling at the end of a long line. He opened his little mouth as wide as he could in order to take a bite out of the juicy morsel. And then, Zap! Gil felt something sharp piercing his jaw as he was pulled out of the water and into the fisherman’s boat. “What a catch,” he heard one of the fisherman say, sarcastically. (The fishermen were, in fact, nearing the end of their annual “Biggest Catch of the Year” contest.) “We could mount that baby on the head of a pin,” said another, laughingly. “We could use it as…
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