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<\/a><\/div>\nHumility is a word that gets tossed around quite a bit in everyday talk.<\/p>\n
A person may be described as humble, but so may someone\u2019s house. \u00a0\u201cOh, he lives in a small, simple, humble house without much in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
When people are quiet and reserved, they may be described as humble even though we know nothing about their thought. We oftentimes call humble also those who have accomplished great things but don\u2019t boast about it. \u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s so humble, you would never guess she has a fortune.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today we hear about humility in the readings. \u00a0Jesus says \u201cone who exalts himself will be humbled but one who humbles himself will be exalted.\u201d<\/p>\n
This naturally leads to a question: \u00a0\u201cHow do I humble myself?\u201d \u00a0How do I conduct my affairs with humility to find favor with God? as the first reading from Sirach puts it.<\/p>\n
What is humility? \u00a0What does it mean to be humble? \u00a0The Lord himself tells us, \u201cLearn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.\u201d \u00a0It is imperative that we learn humility.<\/p>\n
For some time after I entered seminary, I kept asking myself this question. \u00a0One of the first books I read in seminary was titled Patience and Humility by \u00a0Fr William Ullathorne.<\/p>\n
I realized I had confused humility with humiliation, they are very different and oftentimes confused.<\/p>\n
After less than one year in the seminary, about ten years ago, my family went through some very difficult times. \u00a0There were false accusations, arguments, misunderstandings, death and lawyers\u2013 a situation I wouldn\u2019t wish on anyone.<\/p>\n
I accepted all these things and kept quiet thinking I was being humble. \u00a0I thought being humble involved getting stepped all over and humiliated, no matter how much it hurt. \u00a0I thought being humble meant suffering injustice without speaking up and simply offering everything to God.<\/p>\n
I thought humility meant putting myself down and thinking little of myself.<\/p>\n
Many wrongly think this is humility: self-deprecation and a lack of self-worth. \u00a0This is not humility.<\/p>\n
Humility is embracing certain fundamental truths with joy, I will speak of three: I am not the Savior of the world, I am not perfect, and all good things come from God the Father, including me as part of his creation.<\/p>\n
1. I am not the Savior of the World \u2013 we have to accept that we cannot fix every problem in our lives or in the lives of those around us. \u00a0That is not our job description; that is God\u2019s job description. \u00a0Being humble means admitting that we cannot do everything, that we cannot be all things to all people. \u00a0Being humble means accepting our limitations and being at peace.<\/p>\n
2. I am not perfect \u2013 we must accept that we mistakes, we sin. \u00a0The best we can do is get up again and again with God\u2019s mercy after each fall. \u00a0Being humble means recognizing our human frailty, that we leave this world the same way we entered it: with absolutely nothing.<\/p>\n
3. All good things come from God the Father \u2013 being humble means attributing to God all the good things we have and all the goodness in us. \u00a0Being humble means recognizing and using our gifts and talents, which have been given to us by God while being aware that we do not have all the gifts. \u00a0There are plenty of people out there who can do plenty of things better than I can.<\/p>\n
Humility is not humiliation.<\/p>\n
Humiliation is allowing others to step all over you even if they are wrong. \u00a0Humility means standing up for the truth with love.<\/p>\n
Humiliation leads to depression and a distancing from God. \u00a0Humility leads to joyful acceptance of all that happens to us and a more trusting relationship with God.<\/p>\n
Certainly humility can help us endure humiliation patiently, but they are not the same thing. \u00a0Humility helps us endure humiliation and other difficult things because it reminds us that all things in the world are passing away and that only one thing is essential \u2013 God\u2019s love and presence in our lives.<\/p>\n
In terms of Jesus\u2019 words in the Gospel, we do not need to sit at the place of honor when we are invited to a dinner because we already sit in God\u2019s place of honor. \u00a0The greatest honor is to be a child of God. \u00a0As a son of God, as a daughter of God, there is no need to seek other honors. \u00a0A humble heart knows that to be God\u2019s beloved is enough to be happy and fulfilled.<\/p>\n
We are all called this sit at the banquet of Christ here on earth which points to the eternal banquet in heaven. \u00a0May our sharing in the life of Christ help \u00a0us embrace who we are, the beloved of God, though imperfect, made whole in his merciful love.<\/p>\n
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