July 11 – Isn’t it worth it?

“Isn’t it worth renouncing worldly things to become holy?”
Today, this question almost sounds like a provocation. In a world that celebrates possession, accumulation, and comfort, renunciation seems like madness. And yet, it is precisely this that forms the foundation of holiness.
Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe knew this perfectly. He was a man of great visions, but even greater humility. He could have lived peacefully as a monk—but he gave everything. His time, his health, his ambitions, and ultimately—his life. Not because he had to, but because love compelled him to do so.
At Auschwitz, he gave his life for a fellow prisoner—a gesture of the greatest renunciation and at the same time the greatest freedom. Father Wenanty Katarzyniec, whom Saint Maximilian considered a true saint, followed a similar path. He lived quietly, without publicity, renouncing even his desire for missions—because obedience was more important than his own dreams. He died young, but with a reputation for holiness.
Holiness is not for the chosen few. It is for those who have the courage to renounce something—comfort, ambition, selfishness—to make room for God. Because it is not enough to be a “good person.”
Holiness begins where we stop asking, “What will I gain from this?”
And start asking, “What more can I give?”
Isn’t it worth it?
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