Matthew 16:24-26

Heavenly father
give us grace today to deny ourselves, take up our crosses and follow you. 

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, 
“If anyone desires to come after me,
let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 
²⁵ For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. 
²⁶ For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?
Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?