Another disciple said to him “Lord, let me go and bury my father first.” But Jesus said to him, “Follow me,
and let the dead bury their dead.”

Reflection:

To leave the dead to bury the dead might look too cruel a demand; but when it comes to following the Lord,
it only signifies an immediate andabsolute commitment. That’show the first disciples followed him too: “immediately”;
“leaving the boat and their father behind” (cf. Mt. 4:22). One must burn the bridges to the past, be it good orbad;
Christ becomes the one and only focus there after. Jesus has further made it clear when he said, “No one who
puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God” (Lk9:62). As David Lloyd Georgere marked,
“Don't be afraid totake a big step if one is indicated.You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.” Following Christis
one full, long, hard leap – a leap of faith across the chasm of life. We must jump with all our heart, with all our soul,
with all our strength, and all our mind (cf. Lk 10:27) to land in his bosom where we can lay our head.

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