The Bible Speaks to You July 30, 1966 Issue

[The above is an abbreviated, postproduction text of the program released for broadcast the week of July 22–28 in the radio series, "The Bible Speaks to You." Heard internationally over approximately 1,000 stations, the weekly programs are prepared and produced by the Christian Science Committee on Publication, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.]

RADIO PROGRAM NO. 225 - Is Humility Out of Date?

Announcer: We see and hear advertisements constantly for everything from automobiles to breakfast foods that promise to make the purchaser feel invincible. It isn't customary to see advertising that promises to make the purchaser feel humble.

Questioner: I guess we're all pretty much aware that the idea of humility isn't very much in style these days. A more aggressive approach seems characteristic of today's living. Why do you think that is?

Speaker: Perhaps people are so preoccupied with what's called "status" that they're often more impressed with the size of things than with the depth of thought. In this atmosphere, the quiet qualities of thought like humility are not fully appreciated. Humility is the door, you might say, through which we glimpse the power and the availability of God, the source of all good. In other words, humility is the means through which we gain a better knowledge of where our good comes from.

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