It turns out  Jesus really  means it when he says to folllow him! Not just  when it is convenient, but  when it is hard. It  is ot just  about blessing friends.. but blessing enemies  as  well.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Where in the world is there greater need, where are deeper wounds and pain than those of our enemies? Where is doing good more necessary and more blessed than for our enemies?

Lord,   you  call us to the hard places because that is the place of your race and power. Lead us where YOU are  glorified!