Humility is a beautiful virtue.

Have you noticed how little is said about pride? It’s a shame that we forget about it. The opposite is humility and humility. St. Teresa would tell us to look at ourselves and reality with a realistic view as soon as possible.

Jesus invites us to think like this, he says: “Whoever is greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted” (Mt 23:12).

Jesus plunders hypocrisy and pride. Pride led to a superficial spiritual life, just pleasing people. “Everything they do, they do only so that people can see them” (Mt 23:5). God condemns pride, conceit, and self-love. In the “Magnificat”, the Virgin Mary says: “He scattered those who think proudly in their hearts “ ( Luke 1:51). St. Peter and St. James remind us: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (1 Pt 5:5), (James 4:6).

The apostle James highlights the opposite of pride: “Draw closer to God… Humble yourself before the Lord, and he will exalt you” (James 4:8, 10). It is not right for us to be proud, St. Paul reminds us: “After all, who makes you stand out? “! What do you have that you didn’t get? And when you have received, what do you brag about as if you had not received” (1 Cor 4:7)? In the Holy Scriptures, pride is considered one of the main sins. Pride closes a person’s heart to accepting God. Pride contradicts true wisdom. Jesus tells the Pharisees: “You make yourselves righteous before men, but God knows your hearts because what is noble among men is abominable before God” (Luke 16:15).

Humility in people – before the Lord, is the source of many blessings. Let’s not be mistaken! Because Pharisaic as such did not die out. It is not only in our surroundings, but is it not also in us? A wise Christian cannot be mistaken. Humility lives actively. As he accepts the applause for his successes, he lets the laughter his failures cause ring in his ears. He is healthy and dissatisfied with himself, which helps him grow in his apostolic work. He does not forget that even average people can sin with excessive self-confidence. A humble person is aware that his sadness can be a cloak for his pride if he does not drive it away. He who is proud does not conquer himself. Pride distances us from Jesus, and humility makes us close to Jesus. It is right that we want and can give up our opinion. It is difficult, but dear to God. A humble person does not look at what others are like, but at himself, and what he should be. The meek are not similar to the “whitewashed grave”, because he cares about the relationship with God and also about the fact that as many souls as possible belong to God. He is not held up as a role model and example. He lives his faith not only in words but also in deeds. He does not pray just so that people can see him, but he feels the need to meet God and strengthen himself in faith, hope, and love, He obeys God in everything and loves above all. Humble before his God, he does and keeps everything as God wants and teaches. Humble is full of love and peace in his heart. He is happy that God knows about everything and does not care if people know about it. He does not tolerate being talked about in public.