January 10, 2010: Be Still – Michael Hidalgo

Humility has not always been a virtue that has been praised or even appreciated. In the ancient Greek world, man was central to all things. The idea of being humble – which in its context meant lowly or poor either mentally, physically, or materially – was scoffed at. Who would want to be low? In an anthropocentric culture being the high and mighty was what one should pursue.

Yet, Paul tells us differently. Our attitude should be like Jesus’, who humbled himself and became obedient to death on a cross. Apart from a Theocentric we cannot be humble as human beings. But with God at the center we can learn through him and from him how to truly see ourselves for what we are. Children, in need of a loving father. 

It is in this moment that the seeds of awe and wisdom are planted. For awe is the beginning of wisdom. After all what person, if they think they are wise, are going to ask God for it? It is in this posture of living that we learn if we see ourselves as we are we will be lifted up.