reflection

How humble was Jesus? Jesus is God and we must humble ourselves before Him, and yet He humbles himself before us! So says today's second reading. And the Gospel tells us that Jesus came DOWN from heaven. That's humility! Would you or I leave the comforts of heavenly perfection to enter into the bad, mean world to mingle with bad, mean people? Complaining is an indication that we've let our heavenly expectations push aside our earthly need to trust God. Worse, when we complain to others, we're spreading our distrust. To cure this, we should take our complaints directly to God. We need to let our complaints disappear into God's compassionate heart. Then our frustration dissipates. "Do not forget the works of the Lord," today's responsorial Psalm reminds us. Complaints mean that we've forgotten how much God is already blessing us. At such times, it's pride, not humility, that's controlling our attitudes. Did Jesus ever complain? He got upset sometimes, but He never complained, not even when they beat Him and nailed Him to the cross. Instead, He prayed for those who were the cause of His troubles: "Father, forgive them, because they don't know what they're doing." Because of this absolute love, we know without a doubt that "God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world." Lord, help us to humbly stop complaining and condemning, so that we can be holy like Jesus. Amen!


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