There are a thousand blessings in humility--
for our Lord bestows his grace upon the humble.
Humble people are mild and peaceful,
merciful and compassionate;
they are quiet, cheerful, obedient, watchful,
fervent in spirit and incapable of strife;
they always take the lowest place,
and very far from preferring themselves
before any one.
before any one.
Fenelon, Spiritual Progress
I love the way Fenelon describes
the character of the humble:
the character of the humble:
mild, compassionate, quiet, cheerful, obedient--
far from preferring self over others.
God gives grace to this kind of person.
Only a humble person can be a thankful person.
If one is the opposite type person--
loud, dreary, rebellious, careless, passive,
proud, self-focused --
that one can't be thankful.
A humble man or woman can easily agree
with Paul's admonition in Colossians:
Lord, I desire to have a pure heart,
a broken and contrite spirit which blesses You.
I want to love You and love others
That is where it must begin.
May I never forget to be thankful.
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