When the rich young ruler approached Jesus, what did Jesus see in him? Was it the potential of his energy and money, and what they could do for the kingdom? Hardly. Was it the influence he could exert on his peers to attend church? No. Perhaps what Jesus saw behind this man’s clothing and clout was years of insecurity and fruitless searching for life’s meaning. Although he had youth, money, and power, he wasn’t immune to the deeper diseases of the soul.