“Oblation might be too archaic a word for you to use. If so, find another word, another phrase that allows you to live life abundantly on earth, and on speaking terms with life in heaven. The phrase I’ve latched onto is “living my life with nothing to lose.” You cannot lose what you have already given up. Live your life with nothing to lose.” Br. Curtis Almquist encourages us to find the language, the prayer and practice, that enable us to treasure the fullness of life: life for now and life to come.