WHY SO MUCH PRIDE?

WHY SO MUCH PRIDE?

I discovered some rather intriguing truths in the writings of St. Francis de Sales.  He wisely advises, “Some men become proud and insolent because they ride a fine horse, wear a feather in their hat, or are dressed in a fine suit of clothes. Who does not see the folly of this? If there be any glory in such things, the glory belongs to the horse, the bird and the tailor.”  Wow!

During the pastoral ministry of my natural and spiritual father, the late Bishop Joseph Edison Bass, Sr., he often referenced the following relevant questions posed by the Apostle Paul: “What do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?” (I Corinthians 4:7)  Think.

Whoever you are, whatever you have somehow achieved or accrued in life, your Creator and some other person or people were certainly instrumental in your accomplishments.  So, make sure that you express sincere gratitude to God and to others who laid tangible foundations for your success.

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!