Luke 14:25-33
Now large crowds were travelling with him; and he turned and
said to them, ‘Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife
and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my
disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and
estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when
he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin
to ridicule him, saying, “This fellow began to build and was not able to
finish.” Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit
down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one
who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other
is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So
therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your
possessions.
Reflection
Am I prepared for paying the cost to follow Jesus?
Where and how I have followed Jesus half-heartedly? Why?