“Most of us have been fortunate to live in a Christian world that requires very little of us. For most of us, Christianity has been about a social identity rather than a conviction. We have rarely had to give up much to be part of the squad. However, Jesus’s strongest words about being a disciple are here in this passage from Luke. His point might not be about setting some high standard for following him; it might be to encourage us that when we face adversity, we look for him rather than anything else in our lives."