Is it our concern to be great? I do not think the saints and even John Paul the Great was concerned about being great. Our concern is to be like a child, a servant, a shepherd. To be the least, so that Christ will be great.
An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them was the greatest. jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a child, stood him by his side, and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent. For the one who is least among you all is the greatest." (Luke 9:46-48)
The problem with pride is no matter how much we conceal it, it's nature is to surface in the open. Pride is full of hot air and it's tendency is to rise, making us shallow. The practice of humility is one of temperance and invisibility. Humility is from the word "humus" means earth. Humility brings us to the ground and leads us to a life of depth.
An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them was the greatest. jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a child, stood him by his side, and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent. For the one who is least among you all is the greatest." (Luke 9:46-48)
The problem with pride is no matter how much we conceal it, it's nature is to surface in the open. Pride is full of hot air and it's tendency is to rise, making us shallow. The practice of humility is one of temperance and invisibility. Humility is from the word "humus" means earth. Humility brings us to the ground and leads us to a life of depth.
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