wish to be a follower of mine, deny yourself and take up your cross each day, and follow trme! For if you choose to save your life, you
will lose it; but if you lose your life for my sake, you will save it. What does it profit you to gain the whole world, if you destroy or damage yourself?

Reflection:

Jesus now openly talks of His future fate. It is tragic but glorious at the
same time. He will suffer rejection and death, but He will rise again from
the dead after three days. This fate is what He invites His disciples to undergo
too. This seems a little bit daunting despite the assurance of resurrection.
The prospect of entering death and life restored afterwards is terrifying.
How sure are you that you will return to the living from the dead? That is
why it takes great faith to embrace the itinerarium Christi. So as not to fear
death, you need to have faith.

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