Having been through poverty, meningitis,death,cancer, divorce, poverty again, divorce(yes again),and many other serious debilitating illnesses, not by my own power, but by the grace of God,(and in spite of me) I agree 100% with what St. Augustine says.
I remember reading all of the tribulations of St. Teresa of Avila and how she was crippled for years, actually pronounced dead and wax dropped in her eyes, only to awaken near the end of the wake.
When we are full of ourselves we have no room for God. Thus the great fall in the near future for our country is, at a higher level of understanding, truly a blessing.
This is a very timely posting. Thank you for posting the very important message.
I agree. Pride is being full of ourselves and not acknowledging God as the source of our being. Being “broken” through the humbling experiences of addiction, divorce, sickness or other trials can actually be a blessing by instilling humility in a person. In AA we call it being “right-sized.”