Christ Carrying the Cross, Sebastiano del Piombo, c. 1513-14,
Museum del Prado, Madrid. [PD-US]
Great crowds were traveling with Jesus,
and he turned and addressed them,
“If anyone comes to me without hating his father
and mother,
wife and children, brothers and sisters,
and even his own life,
he cannot be my disciple.
Whoever does not carry his own cross and come
after me
cannot be my disciple.
Which of you wishing to construct a tower
does not first sit down and calculate the cost
to see if there is enough for its completion?
Otherwise, after laying the foundation
and finding himself unable to finish the work
the onlookers should laugh at him and say,
‘This one began to build but did not have the
resources to finish.’
Or what king marching into battle would not first
sit down
and decide whether with ten thousand troops
he can successfully oppose another king
advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?
But if not, while he is still far away,
he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms.
In the same way,
anyone of you who does not renounce all his
possessions
cannot be my disciple.”
Luke 14:25-33
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