Spiritual makeovers begin and end in our faith of the Risen Lord. It takes trust in Jesus to make necessary changes in our lives; it takes a humble yielding of control of our lives to Christ to bring about a graceful transformation.
Today, we rejoice that in Christ, hope really does spring eternal because in Christ there really are no dead ends, no permanent burial grounds in our lives, no insurmountable obstacles to overcome, no mountains too high to climb.
Jesus speaks in the gospel today about a single grain of wheat that falls to the ground and dies, but then bears much fruit. And as it turns out, Jesus is that grain of wheat.