March 29
“Humility is like the root of a tree, and meekness is the fruit” (Aut 372).
ROOT AND FRUIT OF CHRISTIAN LIFE
Actually a lot is said about self-esteem which is necessary for some minimal mental health; it is not healthy to depreciate oneself. The Gospel, with its known paradoxes, is capable of combining self-esteem and modesty. Jesus praised the simple, invited us to feel like children, but not getting depreciated.
He didn’t make anybody feel inferior; rather he was a bearer of psychic health affirming the dignity of son of God that all human being possesses. To public sinners, despised and without any hope of salvation, he assured them (more…)