Humility

          

            What happened to humility?  Perhaps you’ve asked yourself that very same thing when we turn on the TV or walk through a store or read a news article.  Even in today’s divisive world, there seems to be this agreement: the culture around us does not seem to place a high value on humility. 

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            Does God?  And if so, why is humility the proper posture for life?  Can humility lift us up to our higher self?

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            Join us Oct. 12-Nov. 2 as we enter our annual Stewardship Season and Worship Series.  This theme comes from James 4:10, and calls to mind an old church camp chorus:

            Humbly Thyself in the Sight of the Lord,

                 (Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord)

            and He (and He) Will Lift (Will Lift) You Up

                 (Higher and Higher),

            and He Will Lift You Up.

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            Rev. Andrew Murrays says there are three great motives that urge us to humility: as creature before our Creator, as sinner in the face of God’s holiness, and as saint who has been delivered by the grace of God.  I agree.   The more I learn from the resources of the tradition of the whole church, the more I see that the church understands humility is a virtue that unlocks true happiness.  It seems to have been true since the beginning—in humility, God is lifting us up.

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            During this Season of Stewardship, you’ll be invited to consider deeply the humble life.  It will inform how we approach our relationships with others.  It will deepen our understanding of our connectedness to the earth from which we were made, and to which we will return (humility—humanity—humus). We’ll also be invited to take on humble habits and disciplines that run counter to the world around us, and yet might just help us be our best and authentic selves.

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            One humble practice that can shape a life is financial stewardship.  In the coming weeks you’ll receive mailings from the church.  Enclosed will be a Commitment Card.  Humbly, I ask you to consider the ways you can share your financial gifts with a church that seeks to be a humble witness to a Humble Savior—who demands nothing and yet asks of us, everything.

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                        Humbly and Boldly,

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

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                                               Rev. Kenny

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