Love as the Gift of Self

In the last essay , I explored the meaning of the word ψυχή in the paradoxical saying of Jesus that the man who seeks to save his ψυχή will end up losing it while the man who loses it will end up finding it. Although martyrdom is certainly a high calling, I argued that this saying means more than the sacrifice of one’s life. It means the sacrifice of one’s very self. Giving oneself, giving one’s…