Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. 26For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?–Matthew 16
What are we called to go to the cross for today?
Give us courage, we pray, that we might not shy away from your calling, even when we know it will lead to pain. Amen.