Yet, it often seems that the abundant life that Christ desires for believers is hard to attain in this earthly realm. Much of that difficulty arises, of course, from the unavoidable effects of sin and suffering that are part of this fallen world. But some lack of abundance owes to our own inability to grasp what such a life should even look like. In his famous opening to The Weight of Glory, C. S. Lewis explains how our human longings can fall short: If we consider the unblushing promises of reward