Article December 1, 2008 Issue

TO LIVE THROUGH THE PRISM OF HUMILITY

BY SUSAN MACK

All who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.—Luke 18:14

When I was in high school and becoming earnest about my study of Christian Science, I had a conversation with my dad one day about humility. Dad said that he'd found the trickiest thing about making progress spiritually is either the temptation to think one is becoming more spiritually advanced than others, or is not spiritually advanced enough to experience healing. He warned me to stay alert to the egotism of thinking that spiritual understanding is personal and comparative.

About the author

Susan Mack lives in St. Louis, Missouri, where she devotes a large part of her time to Christian healing. In addition, she loves to sing, play the guitar, and write songs.

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