In the Sermon on the Mount, Christ sets forth the perfect standard of righteousness demanded by the law, thus demonstrating that all people are sinners. All who follow Christ live in the Seasons of this Call of Christ. From Winter to Fall, Christ calls us home by the Way of the Cross. We come to Christ through the death of the old. It requires the emptying of one's self.
Privation is the lot of the disciples in every sphere of their lives.
The Christ call is toward complete commitment. Turning loose of worldly allegiances by venturing into faith. We answer Christ in the tears of realizing a broken and sinful world. We mourn for those chained to the cold, hard winter of despair. We humble ourselves in the Presence of the Lord.