Humility
JOHN
E. FELLERS
Humility is greatness bending, but not
yielding to the storm. It is power, reserving its strength.
It is faith, ready for the test. It is patience, willing to
wait. It is the soul, listening for the angel's song. It is
wisdom, parting with ambition. It is unselfishness, leaving
worldly honors to others. It is confidence, prepared for the
call. It is love, anxious to serve. It is the bud of
gentleness, infolding the fruit. It is obligation, realizing
its responsibility. It is goodness, kneeling in prayer. It
is the dove, returning to the ark. It is understanding, calm
and secure. It is justice, weighing and considering the
evidence. It is mercy, waiting for God to point the way. It
is meekness, simplicity, and purity, contemplating God and
rebuking selfishness, arrogance, and pride. It is the "fruit
of conquered sin." It is the Easter morning of the sufferer,
gladdening the heart with its sunshine. It is the test by
which we may know the truth that makes men free. It is
loyalty and steadfastness, unmoved by the threats of
injustice and wrong. It is the attribute of our Master which
impels the inquiry whether we would be as grateful for God's
blessings as those we criticise, if our circumstances were
reversed. It is the watchword of Christian Science; a "pearl
of great price" which our beloved Leader has set in
humanity's crown of rejoicing.
Are we willing to do that which
blesses the world, and without protest see others
appropriate the honors? Are we willing to sow for others to
reap? Are we willing that "the old man with his deeds" shall
be put off, and the "new man" put on? Are we willing that
the world should know the motive of all our actions and of
all we say? Are we willing to cease the strife for personal
recognition and be accounted "least in the kingdom"? If so,
we have learned somewhat the meaning of humility, and are
prepared to contemplate its deeper lessons, as revealed in
"Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" and
demonstrated by the daily life of the illustrious Discoverer
and Founder of Christian Science.
"Humility"
by
John E. Fellers
Christian Science
Sentinel, February 23, 1907
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