Article September 18, 1971 ISSUE

Humility Leads to the Kingdom

[Original in French]

MAURICE MOUSSET

In his Gospel, Matthew tells us that Christ Jesus calls to all those who are weary and heavy laden: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."Matt. 11:29;

Most people think of humility in a rather derogatory way, considering it to be a manifestation of fear and weakness. Jesus, on the contrary, by a complete disregard of self and by his demonstrations of God's power to heal substantiated his understanding of his relation to God, his Father. We read his words in John's Gospel: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise."John 5:19;

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