How to be humble

[Timbothefiveth]

Any tips? What’s happened is I’ve been reading more and more about certain government official’s and advisor’s views on euthanasia and the like, and I find it outrageous, and I also find it insane that a good portion of society is okay with that. Then the problem starts, I start thinking, “I’m glad I’m better than that”, etc. So, anyone got any good ideas?

 

[mark_a]

I like the litany of humility. Goes like this:

O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
Fromthe desire of being esteemed,**
Deliver me, Jesus.**
From the desire of being loved…
From the desire of being extolled …
From the desire of being honored …
From the desire of being praised …
From the desire of being preferred to others…
From the desire of being consulted …
From the desire of being approved …
From the fear of being humiliated …
Fromthe fear of being despised…
From the fear of suffering rebukes …
From the fear of being calumniated …
From the fear of being forgotten …
From the fear of being ridiculed …
From the fear of being wronged …
From the fear of being suspected …
That others may be loved more than I,**
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
**That others may be esteemed more than I …
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease …
That others may be chosen and I set aside …
That others may be praised and I unnoticed …
That others may be preferred to me in everything…
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…

ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/humility.htm

 

[baltobetsy]

I start thinking, “I’m glad I’m better than that”, etc. So, anyone got any good ideas?

How about changing the internal dialogue to, “Thank you, Lord, for the unmerited gift of the truth. Please give this gift to the whole world.”

I laughed really hard at myself when I first started praying the Litany of Humility. I was thinking, “Well, I’m not actually praying for that stuff to happen - only that I might be able to desire it.” And then a lot of it started to happen, and by my reaction, I can tell how far I really have to go with this! It’s gonna be a big job.

Betsy

 

[Irish_Becca]

Sigh. When you figure it out, let me know.

 

[phoage]

Everything I am came from God.

I am intelligent. I did not accomplish this, it is a gift of God.
I got a BS in computer science and graduated Magna Cum Laude. The best I can say for myself is that I used God’s gift well. Did I use it to the ultimate potential? Why did I not graduate Summa Cum Laude? Why did it take me until I was 45 years old?

I am healthy. Much of that is a gift of God.
I am not in very good shape. I smoke. I have been negligant taking care of this body that God gifted me with.

I have a wonderful wife, 2 intelligent, well behaved children, and 2 beautiful grandsons.

I have a nice house, enough to eat, a job, in the most advanced country in the world.

I have safety and security for my self and my family.

God has graced me with knowledge of Him and His Son. Still I sin. Why can I not obey a few simple rules out of love for Him who has given me so much.

Even with realization of all the above, humility is a daily struggle, but counting your blessings and looking objectively at how you use them helps. At least for me it does.

Patrick