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Blank humble pie1/25/2024 ![]() As he put it, “sometimes we need to read for inspiration, rather than information”. A heightened prayer life, along with inspirational reading was his healing guidance. Spiritual strength, a determined will, and spiritual exercises are a great way to begin to overcome our human frailty and doubt.Īs my own life leads my family into unchartered waters, I’ve taken the counsel of a good priest. The feeling that we’re flying without a net is contrary to our mortal sense of self preservation. Even then, our human nature can lead us into falling back into desperation at any time. How hard are we willing to work toward complete trust? Will we be able to ‘let go, and let God’ when it comes to our most difficult trials? The answer lies in our motivation. When will we learn? That depends on us and our free will. All this even though, He who clothes the lilies and feeds the sparrows, has promised us His Shelter from any storm. All semblance of hope fades and we become afraid. When life hands us an unexpected trial, we are cast into doubt and fear. It’s time for humility, closely associated with the Cardinal Virtue of Temperance. Yet, even though we’ve read and heard about his betrayal multiple times, we all too often fall into doing the unthinkable ourselves. In saying he would never deny Jesus, the huge helping of humble pie served by his three-fold denial must have been chastening, to say the least. All of his bravado quickly faded as he perceived the reality of what he had requested. Peter had a taste of humble pie when he asked Our Lord to lead him out onto the water, toward Him. So it goes with our spiritual life as well. What we once viewed as incomprehensible, may now be our best available course of action. Have you ever said, “well, I’d never… (Fill in the blank)”, only to find yourself at the crossroads of rock and hard place? Unforeseen circumstances sure have a way of keeping us humble. Our adult life doesn’t go unscathed by the copious supply of humble pie either. Great, tried and true, parenting skills aside, they march to a much different drummer. The arrival of a subsequent child or two might have had you singing a rather more humble song. If only those other parents out there would use such proven methods, you thought. ![]() Your self-worth (and pride) moved up a notch or two – because you knew how to parent. Maybe your first foray into tending to God’s little souls found you with pliable, obedient children. Now might be a great time to thank your parents!Īs parents, you might also have been on the receiving end of your share of humble pie. Because you’ve grown, both in experience and knowledge, you are now able to see the wisdom of restraint. You, their parent, are full of odd sayings and rules and boundaries. Your children, however, see a much different you. As a child, you resented their constraints and swore never to replicate that which had you straining at an imaginary leash. If you’re beyond a certain age and have children, you may already have experienced the phenomenon of becoming your parents. And how true it is – both in this world and regarding Eternal Life!
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