But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.”
–Luke 9:62

When I was a kid I used to think the verse of Matthew 8:22 was harsh.

Here a person was telling Jesus he wanted to follow Him, but he wanted to bury his father. And Jesus essentially says, “Let them do it themselves.” Or, “Let someon…