Keep your eyes on the prize

A few years ago in church, the gospel text for the week was taken from Luke 9:57-62 (“The cost of following Jesus”). In the concluding line of this text, Jesus says, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

Despite the fact that biblical references to agriculture always interest me, I never gave much thought to this particular verse until the pastor explained it.

On this day in church, the pastor was a visitor who originally hailed from the hills of Tennessee.