None of us can say a 100% “yes” to that. Yet, while life might not be prefect, aren’t there things about it you wouldn’t trade for the world?

This week we hear a story of Jesus’ disciples reacting negatively when faced with the fact that following Jesus means encountering the cross. But Jesus knows that it’s the unexpected—and sometimes undesirable—parts of our journey that end up becoming the best things that ever happened to us.