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ElijahsSpirit
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I’m usuallly long winded ,but as I see it Humility can be summed up as follows " I can’t ,God can."
…hello there ElijahsSpirit…I too am usually overly winded…but… Hear! Hear!:bounce: to your post…I’m usuallly long winded ,but as I see it Humility can be summed up as follows " I can’t ,God can."
Many happy returns of your 13th. birthday ! …
Today is my 13th stobriety birthday - I am a teenager again!
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Jenlyn said:A prideful heart has no place in heaven!
… excellent point!. smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_1_62v.gif …bears thought…Pride consists in saying to God:
NON SERVIAM! – I will not serve!
Humility is the opposite. It means to live always with the thought:
YOU ARE THE LORD.
YOU ARE THE LORD.
YOU ARE THE LORD.
It has been said that the poverty and HUMILITY of Francis of Assisi can never be surpassed, if one can you will be Like Jesus (GOD) when he wason earth and then would be impossible I guess.
Yes talking very little of yourself and your achievemts, unless absolutely required for job or some duty
I would like to share what Fr Groeschel wrote about St Francis which also is inspiring in how to act humbly (for me):Code:
God inspired me, too, and still inspires with with such great faith in priests who live according to the laws of the holy Church of Rome, because of their dignity, that if they persecuted me, I should still be ready to turn to them for aid. And if I were as wise as Solomon and met the poorest priests of the world, I would still refuse to preach against their will in the parishes in which they live. I am determined to reverence, love and honour priests and all others as my superiors. I refuse to consider their sins because I can see the Son of God in them and they are better than I. I do this because in this world I cannot see the most high Son of God with my own eyes, except for his most holy Body and Blood which they receive and they alone administer to others.
Arise from Darkness,
Fr Bebedict Groschel
Blessings,
Shoshana
Hi there Blind Sheep…just ducking back into CAL for a few minutes grabbed here and there I hope to stay in contact with unfoldings…if you are referring to the Thomas Merton quote…for me he is the mystic who put the language of mysticism into 20th/21st terms… if you go to the link on my quote, you will be able to register to have weekly quotes from Tom emailed to you…sadly, Thomas Merton is now dec’d but left behind him a mountain of writings.What a beautiful quote. Thank you for posting it.
Hi to you misericordie, somewhere in the US of A…I am not too sure of your point, and forgive me this …but if you are referring to the quote from Thomas Merton…I think he is making a statement about the result in the person of knowing t hat God is indeed in charge and submitting joyfully and with recognition of His Will and indeed to recognize both our weak and strong side.Does not mean putting yourself down NOR AS ONE YOUNG IGNORANT NUN SAID, (SHE SAID IT IS TO WALK WITH YOUR HEAD DOWN) rather, it is to know that GOD is in charge, to submit to his will, and to recognize BOTh our weak and strong side.
Miseri, I realize this message sent in pure kindness will possibly offend you, though it is not intended to do so. I bring healing and hope that, like King David in the Old Testament who said it was forbidden him to speak a word against “the Lord’s anointed” (Saul), you may come to know God’s truth regarding this, and peacefully rest your heart.Dear Miseri,
Because I have been reading extensively in the *Imitation of Christ *and am familiar with its contents, and because I have seen you once again publicly voice your indignation with religious in the above post (in upper case lettering), I thought it might be a good idea to post a pertinent chapter for you to think over. What good does it do to point out that nuns or priests have been amiss?
Hi there Misericordie…interesting statement…Does not mean putting yourself down NOR AS ONE YOUNG IGNORANT NUN SAID, (SHE SAID IT IS TO WALK WITH YOUR HEAD DOWN) rather, it is to know that GOD is in charge, to submit to his will, and to recognize BOTh our weak and strong side.