Conduct Your Affairs With Humility ~ by Ronnie Archer

The theme of the first reading, Sirach 3, and the Gospel of Luke 14, is humility. It is MOST important to GOD for us to be humble.

There is tension between humans and GOD, because GOD desires us to be humble. We feel that we are capable of doing certain things; but there is tension because we have not practiced humility. We have lost a sense of holiness. It is difficult to establish holiness when we forget GOD; and when we do forget GOD, we are making ourselves gods.

We have the power and capability to contain the nature of the spirit of GOD. But when we sin, we dull this power; and the only way to sharpen it is by humility. We have been chosen BY God to HAVE God within us. God will not destroy HIS own spirit. All of us carry an equal part of HIS spirit and an equal part of humanness. We can ALL go back to God, because we do possess HIS spirit.

Being humble is the first step to show God IN us; also the first step necessary to "shake" GOD, for HE wants to be WITH us when we are humble.

Giving to those who cannot repay is a form of humility. We should seek no "honor" for ourselves; for going to the "lowest" place, is where we are most likely to find JESUS.

"He who humbles himself will be exalted."