57. On the road someone asked if he could go along. “I’ll go with you, wherever,” he said.
58. Jesus was curt: “Are you ready to rough it? We’re not staying in the best inns, you know.”Jesus said to another, “Follow me.”
59. He said, “Certainly, but first excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have to make arrangements for my father’s funeral.”
60. Jesus refused. “First things first. Your business is life, not death. And life is urgent: Announce God’s kingdom!”
61. Then another said, “I’m ready to follow you, Master, but first excuse me while I get things straightened out at home.”
62. Jesus said, “No procrastination. No backward looks. You can’t put God’s kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day.”