To be humble is not to degrade ourselves, but to be true. It is to know both our weakness and our strength, our imperfections and our God-given beauty.
“Humility is the mother of all virtues; purity, charity and obedience. It is in being humble that our love becomes real, devoted and ardent. If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. If you are blamed you will not be discouraged. If they call you a saint you will not put yourself on a pedestal.” – Mother Teresa
How many times have we been discouraged by the criticisms of other people? How many times have we allowed ourselves to be hurt so much because we have allowed the opinion of others to affect our own self-esteem?
To be humble is not to think low of ourselves. Rather, it is to think true. It is to have a strong image of who we really are such that our love for ourselves no longer depend on what others think about us.
When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. – Proverbs 11, WEBBE
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"Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief", "Mend My Broken Heart", "Questions to God", "To Love an Invisible God", "Defending My Catholic Faith", and more - click here.
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