Alleluia.
I count everything as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him.
Alleluia.
Sometimes we spend our lives chasing things the world tells us are valuable, money, status, recognition, and possessions and forget the one treasure that gives everything else its meaning: Christ.
St Paul reminds us that knowing Jesus is worth more than anything we could ever gain.
This does not mean the things we love are worthless, but that none of them should take the place of God in our hearts.
The real question is whether we are holding on so tightly to the things of this world that we are leaving little room for Jesus.
To gain Christ is to discover a love that nothing else can replace.