AI OVERVIEW: Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Jesus; whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it, for the Son of Man will come in his Father's glory and repay each according to conduct. Identify crosses such as unchangeable burdens, like a spouse's mental health or one's own physical frailty, and refrain from grumbling, instead labeling them as God-given and offering the pain for specific intentions as part of intercession. The cross is redemptive because Jesus' cross saved us; by carrying these crosses and turning them into prayer, believers participate in the body of Christ and join in the hope of Christ's return.
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