Humility

 

Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never overestimate your power to change others. - H. Jackson Brown Jr. In my early Christian years I thought that humility was about sacrificing myself to the needs of others, in some cases allowing them to take advantage of me. Then I discovered that the root meaning of the word "humility" is being of the earth . . . no better than another person but also no worse. Humility breeds a gentle confidence that always affords respect. With this new...