Sunday, September 14, 2014

St Benedict's Ladder of Humility

"Humility" - the willingness to be known for who we are.

Step #8 - Transformation into the Love of God  Deut 6:5

Step #7 - Speaking Less  Psalms 46:10

Step #6 - Deeply Aware of Being "Chief of All Sinners" Isaiah 64:6

Step #5 - Radical Honesty to Others About Your Weaknesses/Faults James 5:16

Step #4 - Patience to Accept the Difficulty of Others 1 Thess 5:14

Step #3 - Willing to Subject Ourselves to the Direction of Others Heb 13:17

Step #2 - Doing God's Will (Not Your Own or Other People's) 2 Cor 5:9

Step #1 - Fear of God and Mindfulness of Him Eccl 12:13

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Prov 22:4 Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life. 

Matt 11:29-30 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and 
humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my
burden is light.

Phil 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others 
better than yourselves.  Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but 
also to the interests of others. 

1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of 
you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, God opposes the 
proud but gives grace to the humble.





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