FOLLOW CHRIST TO THE CROSS

the call, renunciation and love

In the Gospel, Christ does not say: “Admire me” , “Understand me” , or “Speak of me” .
He said, "Follow me."

A simple, radical call that has spanned the centuries—and which, even today, still moves those who hear it.

Being a disciple: a choice, not a status

In the Orthodox tradition, the disciple is not a student, nor an admirer.
It is the one who follows, even when the road becomes dark.
Jesus said:

“If anyone wants to be my disciple, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23)

Renunciation here is not a refusal to live, but a refusal to make one's own god. It is coming down from one's inner throne to let Christ become king—even in chaos, even in incomprehension.

Carrying one's cross: not a metaphor

Too often, the cross has been reduced to a word or a jewel. But for the disciple, the cross is real. It takes the form of forgiveness, inner struggle, sometimes solitude, and above all humility. It is not an imposed burden, but a chosen path—that of love that goes all the way.

The one who died for you

“Has anyone else died for you? »

This question, printed on a T-shirt, seems almost brutal.
But it is there to break the indifference.
In an era where everything is equal, where we no longer believe in anything definitive, this sentence recalls the unique:

Someone died for you. Out of love. Willingly. Entirely.

In Orthodoxy, the Cross is not a full stop. It is the center of the world, the throne of the King, the act by which love becomes visible.

Why carry this on yourself?

Wear a t-shirt marked “Follow me” or “Has anyone else died for you?” ,
it is not claiming an identity —
it is to bear witness to a bond.

That is to say:

I do not walk alone. I am not my own savior. I have been loved to the point of bloodshed.

And that's not nothing.