In today’s first reading, Satan and the Lord discuss the faithfulness of Job and God allows Satan to test that faithfulness. But Job continues to bless the Lord even as he grieves the sudden loss of his children and wealth.
In the Gospel today, the disciples argue among themselves as to who is the greatest.Jesus knew theirthoughts and took a little child and placed it beside Him. And He said: “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for the least among you all of you, is the greatest”. That is, the one who is least in the eyes of people often is the greatest in the eyes of God if one truly accepts the status and condition.
It has been said for ages that humility is simply the truth. Indeed, humility contains the knowledge about our qualities and that all the good in us is from God. To be humble is not a sign of weakness but wisdom to know where we stand in relation to Our Creator’s Holy Plan. However, we must be satisfied with whatever God has given us in life. We need to realize also our dependence on Him and our true relations with each other and shape our conduct accordingly. This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t use our God-given qualities to better ourselves. Even this use, this effort of ours, is a gift from God. Therefore, humility does not lead us to deny the good in us but makes us admit both the good and the bad in us. It helps us to be honest, truthful and faithful. Humility keeps us in the right place. Right?
“Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our hearts like yours”. Blessings. Fr. Mussie