The 3rd step on St. Benedict’s Ladder of Humility may be especially troublesome to those not prone to humility, or who are too rooted in the ways of the world. It says that a person should submit to their superior in all obedience for the love of God, in imitation of Jesus. From St. Paul’s …
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The second step on the Ladder of Humility is that a person should not love his own will nor take pleasure in satisfying their own desires. This is very similar to the Third Step of 12 Step recovery movements: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God …
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In St. Benedict’s Rule, the first step on his ladder of humility is that one must always keep the fear of God before one’s eyes. As I have said earlier, “fear” isn’t raw, naked terror, but more along the lines of respect. After all, who is God? He is the One who made you: you …
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This is just a heads-up to announce another days-long project for this blog. I am going to start a 12 day long meditation on St. Benedict’s “12 Step Ladder of Humility”. I think I mentioned this back in my first post in January 2007 as something I was going to do, and well, it’s better …