We both realized that we had parents who had lavished love on us. We began to see ourselves as recipients of love, not because we deserved it, but because we are alive. Jesus calls us to sacrifice ourselves because that is the way of love. In sacrifice we learn to love. In sacrifice, we learn how much we are loved.
Sacrificial love is the food of the soul.
Whether we give sacrificial love or receive sacrificial love, the soul is fed. Jesus acted this out for us in the way that led to the cross, his death, and resurrection. Jesus is our example. More importantly, he is our Savior. There is another prayer in the Book of Common Prayer on page 138 in the noon, daily devotions section.