“I
will follow you” – innocent words that a scribe speaks to Jesus. This
scribe might really mean these words, but Jesus’ response to them shows that
perhaps there is more to following him than might be on the surface. We
have been celebrating the Fortnight for Freedom, bringing attention of how
important it is for us to have the freedom to practice our religion. During this time period, we celebrate the lives of important martyrs in our
faith, including St John Fisher and St Thomas More – two men who were martyred
for the faith during the reign of Henry VIII in England. And yesterday, we celebrated the lives of
Peter and Paul, apostles and martyrs who were great leaders in the Early
Church. Today, we honor the First Roman Martyrs, men and women who died for their faith
when they were blamed for the great fire that burned the city of Rome in the
year 62, not many years after Christ’s death and resurrection. I
wonder how many of those men and women thought that they would die a martyr’s
death as they journeyed as followers of Christ? Our
journeys can take us some very unexpected places. May
we persevere through the trials and struggles we endure as followers of
Christ. Sometimes our journey may be a very lonely place to be. However, God will lead us and guide us to
where he wants us to be.
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