God created human beings to worship Him and a practising Muslim in, essence, should be able to worship God in every second, of every hour of every day. Islam is a way of life and it means nothing more ...
C. S. Lewis said, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.” The Apostle Peter wrote on humility too in 1 Peter 5:5-6: “…All of you, clothe yourselves with humility ...
If there's one thing that marks the presence of God, it's humility rather than making a scene, Pope Francis said Monday. "This is how the Lord acts: He does things simply. He speaks silently to you, ...
m In its most pure and pristine form, humility is the awareness and declaration on the part of a believing person that all good qualities held by him are granted by God, the Glorious and Merciful, and ...
Lately, I’ve taken to saying the Litany of Humility. It was recommended to me by a priest-friend as part of my spiritual exercises. I must admit that I balked at first. Me? In need of more humility?
We need to know how to live in glory without compromising our humility, and vice-versa, how to live in humility without undercutting the glory proper to us as persons and children of God. Yes, we need ...
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means that Jesus says, “My yoke is easy and my burden light.” Although today’s readings do not include that line, they resonate with it: The first reading ...
“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall,” according to the Bible's Book of Proverbs (16:18). Christianity, Judaism and other world faiths discourage pride. This week’s ...
Recently I got into a conversation with a colleague while driving to a meeting with other pastors. The topic turned to “humility.” We both agreed that, generally speaking, many people have a ...
Jesus is the reason to stop concentrating on ourselves. Innumerable Christmas devotionals point out the humble circumstances of Jesus' birth—among shepherds, in a crude stable, with a feed trough for ...