Paying with your life

This morning I was thinking about how blessed I am to be in Jerusalem on Sabbatical.  Many Christians are a paying a huge price for faithfulness.  For me it has been mostly blessings -- one after another.  What has following Jesus cost me?  Mostly my pain and trouble, my guilt and shame, my disappointments and sorrow.  It has cost me some freedom to choose things -- things that would have hurt me if I had continued in that path.  What has being a Christian cost you?  Ponder about that.  Reply to this blog if you like.  This video shows the place where Christian tradition holds that Stephen, the first Christian Martyr shared his faith and paid the price.  See John 5.