Seek, then, that which thou hast lost, that thou mayest find it; for well I wot, whosoever once hath an inward sight, but a little of that dignity and that spiritual fairness which a soul hath by creation, and shall have again by grace, he will loathe in his heart all the bliss, the liking and the fairness of this world, as the stink of carrion; and he will never have any will or mind to do other deed, night or day (save what mere need of nature requireth) but desire, mourn, seek, and pray how he may come again thereto. (John Climacus)

Jesus did not loathe this world. He loved it enough to die for it.

But Jesus did seek to reclaim the way in which we engage the world.

Our desire for wealth, power, security, prestige, and sexual adventure is misplaced. Compared to God's intention for us these are but stinking carrion.

Jesus shows us how to reject what is dead and embrace what is wholly alive.

God's creation is full of bliss, beauty, and bounty, but to find these means to walk the path of God's purpose.

The image is of the woman anointing the feet of Jesus by Peter Paul Rubens.