For what would you die?

I read a story once about a little girl who was martyred in China in the 1940's because she was caught receiving and adoring Our Lord. Communists soldiers had forced open a tabernacle and thrown all the Hosts on the floor and stomped on them. The little girl, who witnessed this desecration, found a way to sneak into the church, knelt and bowed, taking a Host into her mouth as her head reached the floor. She did this over the course of several days until, finally, she was discovered and shot to death. An imprisoned priest had witnessed all of it. To read the entire story, go to this link: http://www.americaneedsfatima.org/Articles/the-little-girl-who-inspired-archbishop-fulton-sheens-vow.html

It made me wonder. Would I die for Our Lord in this way, if I was given the opportunity? I think of this story whenever I receive Holy Communion and the priest gives me one of the pieces he broke off from the large Host. Inevitably, a crumb falls into my hand and I go to great lengths to make sure I consume it so that it won't fall to the floor. I once asked a priest friend about crumbs falling on the floor and he said Our Lord could take care of Himself if that happened. I took issue with such a cavalier attitude. Of course, the Lord can take care of Himself but what about our attention to Him, our reverence of Him? Should we really allow Him to fall on the floor, only to be trampled on? I cannot imagine doing that. Every particle is Our Lord, after all.

I pray that I would risk my life for the Lord, if called to do so, no matter what.