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Let Me First Go and Bury

To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:59-60)

Last week, we saw someone come to Jesus saying they would follow Him wherever He went, but this week we see Jesus initiated the conversation to another in saying, “Follow Me”. We don’t actually know what the previous person’s response was after being told the cost of not having a place to lay their head. However, in this interaction, the person has a reason for delaying in…

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