Give me souls...

I recently had the joy of visiting the National Shrine to the Immaculate Conception in DC. How glorious!! Kneeling in front of one of the shrines in the upper church, the glimmer of gold letters at the bottom of the altar caught my eye: "Give me souls; Away with all else." This struck me to the core of my being-- is this not our purpose on earth? to give our own soul completely to God, and that He might then use it while still incarnate to gain more souls for the communion of saints? We are all called to sainthood. We are all called to strive for perfection, a perfection of reception to God. Away with all else!