“…come, follow me.” (Luke 18: 22)

Such a simple directive and yet so powerful. Jesus so often said these words. He called his chosen apostles to him this way, and they did not resist. They followed.

Jesus also asked that those whom he healed and taught would follow him—would obey his teachings and advance in understanding God’s way, with the Christ guiding and inspiring each step.

This call required them to leave behind life as they knew it as well as their cherished beliefs about what was possible and true. This following may have felt very difficult, and some, though impressed with Jesus’ words and works, could not do it, or needed to grow further into a better faith.

But following Christ doesn’t need to feel hard. It is truly a dropping of burdens, a lifting of limits, an agreement to go forward to discover more of the heaven one has already glimpsed. It is a release of fear and responsibility and a reliance on the greatest thing of all—omnipotent Life and Truth and Love.

Jesus’ request to follow is prefaced by the word “come.” This feels to me like a warm and loving invitation, personally extended to us, welcoming us into something wonderful and right—an adventure that we are ready and right for, a comfortable journey on which we are never alone.

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