St. Luke and discipleshipI have already previously defined the meaning of disciple. So we know that a disciple is a follower of someone. There are two different disciples, one is a follower of someone religious like Jesus and the other is a follower of someone with an inspirational talent like a singer. I also described biblical examples of Jesus' call to his first disciples. From this we learned the importance of trust and priority (that the Lord is the most important of all things). Now I will examine and analyze the modern-day disciples. I will also examine their understanding of Christianity and how they interpret it. I will try to identify the part of them that makes them special. First I will start with a modern disciple known as Maximilian Kolbe. It was in 1941 that three prisoners escaped from a Nazi concentration camp known as Auschwitz. In retaliation the Nazis chose 10 men to execute. They were to be executed by starvation in an underground bunker. There was a man among the ten known as Franciszek Gajowniczek who began to complain about his family once he realized that his execution would take place. However, to his luck and to the surprise of many people, one of the inmates watching stepped forward. It was prisoner 16670 who came out to offer his life in the other man's place. Prisoner 16670 and the other nine convicts were then taken to the underground bunker and left to die a painful death as they were left without food or water. Prisoner 16670 was a Polish Catholic priest known as Maximilian Kolbe. He was 47 years old. Before the war it was the...... middle of paper......the disciples of the old days try to follow in the footsteps of Jesus in the best possible way which leads them to do the same duty, preach the word of the Lord . None of the disciples I have chosen have lived a very pleasant life, but they know that their purpose is special in its own way. It is their work that makes them happy and proud. Their work is admirable and inspiring. It takes a lot of courage, boldness and dedication to be a disciple. They sacrificed their lives for the Lord and his people. These are the sources from which I got my facts from: Contemporary Moral Issues-Joe JenkinsHeinemann Educational BooksA Time to Live-The New Christian Way-Maura HylandVeritasThe Christian Experience-Living the Faith-Michael Keene---------------------------------------------------