Whoever does not carry the cross and follow Jesus cannot be his disciple. Luke 14:27

All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Luke 14:11

You, O Lord, are my hope, my trust from my youth. Upon you have I leaned since my birth. Psalm 71:5-6

‘Is not my word like fire,’ says the Lord, ‘and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?’ Jeremiah 23:29