In the Gospel of Matthew for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we hear the challenge of Jesus reminding us that we must be willing to give up our lives to be His disciples.  The call to following Christ is a path of many crosses and "deaths".  We must die to our sinfulness, selfishness, self-centeredness etc.  Lord, help us to die these deaths so that we may be, in our own human sinful way, worthy of You.  Lord, please give us the grace to do this.