Humble Heroes

"No sword of their own won the land; no arm of their own brought them victory. It was Your right hand, Your arm and the light of Your face: for You loved them"(Psalm 44). The humble and holy ones overcome the powers of evil, because they rely not upon themselves but upon the grace of God. They are humble and realize their need for God. For, no sheer act of will can make a man a hero; only humble cooperation with God's grace can do this. Ask God to make you a saint. He will!

Monday, March 2, 2015

Humility

Humility is the foundational virtue. It is the sine qua non (without which nothing) of the virtuous life. We absolutely need God and His grace or will will certainly fall.

Guard your Church, we pray, O Lord, in your unceasing mercy, and, since without You mortal humanity is sure to fall, may we be kept by Your constant helps from all harm and directed to all that brings salvation. (From the Collect of Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent)