Some people get distracted by almost anything. As focused as I can often be, I’m also one of those guys who can walk from one room to another and forget why I went in there. I remember once, when I was about twelve years old, my Dad gave me some money to go pick up a loaf of bread. I hopped on my trusty bike with the basket on the handlebars and set out for the convenience store a mile or two down the road.

When I got there, I looked around to grab the… Uh oh! I couldn’t remember what my Dad had sent me to buy. I walked up and down the aisles trying to jog my memory. I finally settled on a box of donuts. I have to say, my Dad wasn’t the least bit happy with me.

Today’s gospel passage (Luke 9:51) tells us “Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem” (NIV). The King James Version puts it this …