" Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them. ‘If any man comes to me without hating his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple. Anyone who does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple". - Luke 14: 25-33 He started by asking us if we love our families. Of course, everyone answered with a big yes. For most of the times, our families comes first, hence, the saying "family first". But the gospel today seem to conflict with the beliefs and the culture, especially we, Filipinos, got used to. This time, it seemed that Jesus wanted us to "hate" our fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, and our own lives too. How can that be? How can I serve him better if my heart will be filled with hate? As for me, my family is the most important thing in my life now. I can't tell exactly if...