If we have died with Christ, we believe we shall also live with him (2). He invites us to take up our cross and follow him, and to respond to those who are in need (3), as did the woman who extended hospitality to Elisha the prophet (1). Blessed is she who walked in the countenance of the Lord (Ps). 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a; Ps 89:2-3, 16-19; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42