Simplicity of heart Jesus contrasts intellectual pride with child-like simplicity and humility. The simple of heart are like infants in the sense that they see purely without pretense and acknowledge their dependence and trust in the one who is greater, wiser, and more trustworthy. They seek one thing - the summum bonum or greatest good, who is God himself. Simplicity of heart is wedded with humility, the queen of virtues, because humility inclines the heart towards grace and truth. Just as pride is the root of every sin and evil, so humility is the only soil in which the grace of God can take root. It alone takes the right attitude before God and allows him, as God, to do all. God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble (Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6). Only the humble in heart can receive true wisdom and understanding of God and his ways. Do you submit to Gods word with simple trust and humility? -dailyscripture.net #bible #scripture #gospel #reflection #meditation
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:30:00 +0000
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