Today's (Sunday readings) remind us of the need for humility. they remind me of some pithy sayings. A.A. says, "humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less." We are good at comparing ourselves with others. we were trained well as children when we heard messages like, "Why aren't you like.... " Usually, we compare ourselves with people not as fortunate as ourselves; not as smart as ourselves, not as wise as ourselves, not as accomplished as ourselves, Obviously, we win such a comparison with ease.
The greatest act of humility was Jesus becoming one of us; embracing, not only our humanity, but embracing those on the fringes of society. As someone once said, "Knowing God makes us humble. Knowing oujrselves keeps us humble."
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