Humility is often :"forced" on us as we time and time again find ourselves not meeting our own standards, not even able to get to bed when we wanted. We continually face the reality that we "are not in charge. As we look at the contrast between the Pharisee and the Publican in today's Gospel, we see what true humility is: a full acceptance of our need for mercy, for we are indeed, incomplete, imperfect, and yes, sinners. (Lk 18: 9-14). We cannot list all the "good" that we do, for it might be done for the wrong reasons, out of pride, or self-satisfaction, or even self-aggrandizement. But to say, quietly, "Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am a sinner," turns everything over to God; He will raise us up rather than we raising ourselves up.
Bro, Rene
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