Choosing to follow our Lord has never been the easiest path that one can take, in this or in any age. It means forgiving when we are tempted to be unkind, helping when it would be easier to turn away, and sometimes going it alone rather than going along with the crowd. Jesus realized this, and when a scribe (a teacher of the law) said to Him, ""Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest,"" Jesus forewarned him. ""The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head"" (Matthew 8:19. . .