You cannot read the Gospels and miss Jesus’ repeated phrase, “Follow Me!”
But what does it mean? Can we still follow Him now even though we can’t literally see where He’s going and follow Him like the disciples did?
And if we can’t see Him with our physical eyes, how can we possibly follow Him? Is this some imaginary construct of our minds… just close your eyes and imagine yourself following Jesus? That would be an illusion or delusion as Richard Dawkins would say, but it certainly isn’t!
Most of us have probably played some version of the game “Follow the Leader” or “Simon Says” when we were kids. The game basically begins with a leader whose task is to do certain things (raise his hand, jump, etc.) and the group has to mimic his actions exactly either by seeing him do it or hearing him say it. And according to Wikipedia, “When only one person other than the leader remains, that player becomes the leader.”