Bible
Study: Philippians 1, 18 to 26. And Luke
14, 1 and 7 to 11.
A simple
way of understanding the meaning of pride is giving ourselves credit for that
which is not ours. To be proud is to assume that we are what we are by our own
power or that the Grace of God is no longer responsible for our goodness. One way
to know if you are proud is going for an occasion and assuming you are more
important than others.
The moment we begin to see ourselves as better than others, the moment
we begin to talk badly about others as “good-for-nothings,” God does teaches us
a lesson. He humiliates us before their very eyes. Like the host of a party, God politely asks us
to step aside and he does it in so many ways.
The so-called good for nothing now become your helper. The one you
taught would amount to failure now become crucial to your own success. The one
you considered to be poverty stricken who used to come to you to beg suddenly
become richer than you. We see these things happening every day.
As one musician sang: “Life is turn by turn.” Don’t ever assume that others
do not or will never have what it takes to make it big as well. That you are “somebody”
today does not give you a right to call a fellow human being a “nobody.”
Let us
pray:
Lord
Jesus, cleanse me from the blindness of pride. Amen.
Be Happy.
Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. Happy
Weekend.
Fr. Abu
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