Luke
14:1, 7-11
On a
sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the
people there were observing him carefully.
He told a
parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places
of honor at the table. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do
not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you
may have been invited by him, and the
host who invited both of you may approach you and say, ‘Give your place to this
man,’ and then
you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place. Rather, when you
are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he
may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’ Then you will enjoy the
esteem of your companions at the table. For everyone who exalts himself will be
humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
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Reflection:
What can
humility do to your life? Among many other things humility can give you peace
and contentment. With humility you can also win over your adversaries so that
they will become your friends.
There is
a story of a husband who was always critical of his wife in whatever she does. She
would always dictate on his wife and would shout at her whenever he commits a
mistake. After many years of being together the wife had already enough of the
dominating behavior of her husband. She therefore finally decided to silently
walk away from her husband.
Many of
us are afraid to imbibe humility because we are afraid that we would be
dominated. But humility doesn’t work that way, humility is to purposely
decrease in the eyes of men and let God’s exaltation come to us at His own
appointed time.
For example
if the situation calls for us to say yes and follow lawful orders by all means
we have to say yes and follow. Thus, we have to do the task that is given to us
with utmost competence. We give it our
all until we are able to achieve what is expected of us.
There is
always a reward that accompanies humility and that is honor and exaltation from
God. Honor and exaltation that will be given to you when you least
expect it. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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