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To: Alamo-Girl; Blogger; Quix; kosta50; betty boop; hosepipe; .30Carbine; YHAOS; Quester; xzins
" But truly, as Kosta50 has said, and to which I agree – it takes humility. Lots of it. And few of us will ever be ‘diamonds.’

Moses was the most humble man on earth. Mary was humble. Peter was humbled as was Paul.

Jeepers, Jesus Himself was humble! (Phillipians 2)"

Ponder this from Archimandite Sophrony, of blessed memory:

"The Holy Spirit comes when we are receptive. He does not compel. He approaches so meekly that we may not even notice. If we would know the Holy Spirit we need to examine ourselves in the light of the Gospel teaching, to detect any other presence which may prevent the Holy Spirit from entering into our souls. We must not wait for God to force Himself on us without our consent. God respects and does not constrain man. It is amazing how God humbles Himself before us. He loves us with a tender love, not haughtily, not with condescension. And when we open our hearts to Him we are overwhelmed by the conviction that He is indeed our Father. The soul then worships in love."

Pretty extraordinary, isn't it, that God would humble Himself before us?!

5,405 posted on 01/12/2007 11:57:08 AM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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To: Kolokotronis
Thank you for the excerpt. Personally, I find Philippians 2 and Hebrews 1 most astonishing - Jesus is so humble that He is the brightness of the Father's glory and the express image of His person.
5,411 posted on 01/12/2007 12:04:20 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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