In love the Lord calls each of us to follow him as his disciple. What an awesome privilege and an awesome responsibility! What does it cost to be a disciple? -our whole lives. Jesus in turn gives us all that we need and more besides! Before we "sign-on" for something, it is quite natural to ask what it will cost us. Jesus made sure that any prospective followers knew what they were getting themselves into. One prospective follower offered to follow Jesus "wherever you go". Jesus urged him to reflect more deeply and to count the cost. A disciple must be willing to make sacrifices, even the sacrifice of his own life, to follow Jesus as his Master and Lord. Another responded to Jesus' invitation by saying that he must first bury his father, that is, go back home and take care of his father until he died. Jesus appealed to the man's heart and told him to detach himself from whatever might keep him from following as his disciple. Love sacrifices all for the beloved. It was love that compelled the Lord Jesus to lay down his life for us. Does our love for Jesus compel us to give our all for him?