For many, September is a little like the start of a new year. Vacations wind down; school resumes; people return to their more typical routines. Our Sunday readings this month call us back to what is essential, what it means to live as a child of God and a follower of Jesus Christ. Throughout this month, the Gospel pericope is from the portion of the Gospel of Luke in which Jesus and his followers are on the road to Jerusalem, ultimately leading to the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord. The Sunday narratives follow in succession, one building upon another. Our focus is on the cost of discipleship and the call to take the Gospel to heart.
