On Humility
Sept. 26
The first degree of humility, then, is that a person keep the fear of God before his eyes and beware of ever forgetting it. Let him be ever mindful of all that God has commanded; let his thoughts constantly recur to the hell-fire which will burn for their sins those who despise God, and to the life everlasting which is prepared for those who fear Him. Let him keep himself at every moment from sins and vices, whether of the mind, the tongue, the hands, the feet, or self-will, and check also the desires of the flesh.
Reflection
Jacob’s ladder is presented to us here with its two sides symbolising our body and soul. In order to accept our humanity we have to accept that the grace of God must work on both. The result of this battle will finally assure us that our words and our actions will harmonise and unify. How will all this happen? It is by becoming ‘fools for Christ’, by beginning to overturn our scale of values so that we may be able to live every moment in His presence.
