Pride

The First sin Satan got Adam & Eve to commit. It’s amazing how often he tries to trick us into that slippery slope of Pride. It’s kind of a teeter totter that he uses. He will either try to get us to think that We can handle a little bit. We can go a little farther. We can look at this person in that way, we can look at these pictures, they’re not that bad. Pride! Pride also comes in the form of refusing to admit there is a problem. I’m too embarrassed, I’m too proud to confess this sin. How twisted of a thing he uses to manipulate something as pure as our conscience. Pride can also look like, well you’ve already gone this far, might as well do it again. Why not, already done it once. How easy it is to befall these temptations. Humility, One of the greatest virtues I hope to aspire to. Humility in all things. Often times I want to be prideful, boast. That attitude is of the World. To be a servant to all, to give of one’s self. To lower myself that others may be raised up. Would I like to have? At times, less and less it seems. Only in God is my soul at rest. If I keep looking to things to have to be happy, It will never come.

Humility, like that of Our Blessed Mother. She showed true Humility to say Yes to the Angel Gabriel. Jesus. The one who owns the Whole Universe humbling Himself to be born in a Stable when he could have had a palace. I guarantee if he had been born in a palace, he would not have been able to reach the poor, the sick, the downtrodden. Maybe that’s why I don’t want more than I have. I want to reach people. If I were rich and famous, who could relate? May God be glorified in my life. His life ended being punished for something he did not do. I can relate. But sometimes more like the thieves. I deserve the punishment I do. He did nothing. I know I felt like that as a kid. I didn’t do it half the time. Ok, less than that.

When I listen to music especially rap, so much do I hear about trying to be the Biggest, baddest, Respect. What if they were Humble? Humility like St Francis. O grant O Lord that I may never seek, so much to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love with all my heart. I heard a song on the radio the other day…when I grow up I want to be rich, I want to be famous, etc. I’m pretty sure all that stuff was shown to Jesus when he was in the Desert. I want none that the World has to offer. I want God. The Peace that comes from God. Humility is one way to get closer to him. When I go before Him, So much do I humble myself before him. My sins are ever present, even of the past, I know they have been forgiven, but that I may do penance and make it up to God, not just for my sins, but to make reperations for the sins of others that they make against God. I am but one person, but through me, may others be brought closer to God. A living witness (who bloggs sometimes)