Article December 6, 1924 Issue

Humility

JAMES H. RICHARDS

Any one who has sincerely entered upon the study of Christian Science does not proceed far until it is revealed to him that humility must open the portals of that Science in order that its riches and enduring treasures, which Mrs. Eddy tells us on page 118 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" are "hidden in sacred secrecy from the visible world," may be revealed.

Humility bears no relation to thought absorbed in mortal cravings, where its real nature is unperceived. Humility is not heralded by the din of matter; it is identical with that meekness which the Saviour declared in the Sermon on the Mount should "inherit the earth." Humility results from confidence in the omnipotence of good; and it abides "under the shadow of the Almighty." It is the fiber of true moral courage, the grace underlying all true greatness. It shone forth in all its glory in the Saviour's assurance of the victory of good over evil.

Humility is a spiritual quality, and is expressed in the devotion and humble gentleness of unselfish love. Humility is the acknowledgment of divine omnipotence; hence it says as did Christ Jesus: "I can of mine own self do nothing," "The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works." Only through obedience to the divine will can spiritual truth be perceived and its power expressed. The power of humility lies in its acknowledgment of the supremacy of Spirit. Its basis is sincerity; and it can be honestly possessed by all, but purloined by none. To presume to adorn humility would be like seeking to gild refined gold.

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