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Make me a channel of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me bring Your love,
Where there is injury, Your pardon Lord,
And where there's doubt, true faith in You

Make me a channel of your peace,
Where there's despair in life let me bring hope,
Where there is darkness - only light,
And where there's sadness, ever joy

Oh Master, grant that I may never seek,
So much to be consoled as to console,
To be understood, as to understand,
To be loved, as to love with all my soul

Make me a channel of your peace,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
In giving to all men that we receive,
And in dying that we're born to eternal life

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"Canticle of the Turning" being sung and performed in Evangelical Lutheran Church. Beautiful to see our Lutheran brothers are singing a traditional Catholic Hymnal of praise.

QuoteFrom the halls of power to the fortress tower,
not a stone will be left on stone.
Let the king beware for your justice tears
every tyrant from his throne.
The hungry poor shall weep no more,
for the food they can never earn;
These are tables spread, ev'ry mouth be fed,
for the world is about to turn. (Refrain)

Amen ! God humbles the proud and uplifts the lowly. We can learn from the proud rulers who were brought low: Hitler, Marcos, Hussein, Mubarak, Gaddafi et al...

QuoteThough I am small, my God, my all,
you work great things in me.
And your mercy will last from the depths of the past
to the end of the age to be.
Your very name puts the proud to shame,
and those who would for you yearn,
You will show your might, put the strong to flight,
for the world is about to turn.

Amen ! Yes, Lord, let the fire of your justice burn !

Beautiful song...!

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My soul cries out with a joyful shout
that the God of my heart is great,
And my spirit sings of the wondrous things
that you bring to the one who waits.
You fixed your sight on the servant's plight,
and my weakness you did not spurn,
So from east to west shall my name be blest.
Could the world be about to turn?

Refrain:

    My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
    Let the fires of your justice burn.
    Wipe away all tears,
    For the dawn draws near,
    And the world is about to turn.

Though I am small, my God, my all,
you work great things in me.
And your mercy will last from the depths of the past
to the end of the age to be.
Your very name puts the proud to shame,
and those who would for you yearn,
You will show your might, put the strong to flight,
for the world is about to turn. (Refrain)

From the halls of power to the fortress tower,
not a stone will be left on stone.
Let the king beware for your justice tears
every tyrant from his throne.
The hungry poor shall weep no more,
for the food they can never earn;
These are tables spread, ev'ry mouth be fed,
for the world is about to turn. (Refrain)

Though the nations rage from age to age,
we remember who holds us fast:
God's mercy must deliver us
from the conqueror's crushing grasp.
This saving word that our forbears heard
is the promise that holds us bound,
'Til the spear and rod be crushed by God,
who is turning the world around. (Refrain)

Paraphrase of Luke 1:46-58 (Magnificat)

smile for the doctor, please...

kini pod, two beautiful nurses with a patient. nagpa posing-posing ang mga gwapang blondies...

The French Revolution, however, was a walk in the park concerning the destruction of Christians.  Over one hundred years later, Lenin and Stalin in Russia took this enlightenment to the next level, not only destroying Christians and churches, but trying to erase all religion in their countries as well as a lot of neighboring countries.  And what’s next?  God help us all.



Reference:
http://www.catholicbible101.com/theplagueofpaganism.htm

The so-called “enlightenment” was a period in Europe which started the French Revolution. While science can be a good thing (science almost blew up the planet during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962), the result of the French Revolution (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Catholics (not so much liberty, equality, and fraternity for them!).  Why?  Because they refused to knuckle under the hammer of Robespierre and other “enlightened” French leaders who hated Jesus Christ and His church.  The effects of “the enlightenment” are still being felt today. Every time you hear someone badmouth The Church that Jesus Christ started as being out of date with the times, for not having women priests, for not embracing homosexuality as being wonderful, as well as touting science as being the solution to all of our problems, think “the enlightenment”.  In reality, “the enlightenment” was really the dark ages, because it was the beginning of the replacement of faith in Jesus Christ with the mind of man. 

The modern world has embraced these 4 tenets of paganism big time. We now have in a lot of countries an acceptance of pornography as being normal, right, and good. This has led to a casual attitude of unlimited recreational sex.  We also have abortion and euthanasia in a lot of countries, which is human sacrifice by the millions.  And there is certainly a trend now to treat nature and the planet with a lot more respect (some might say worship) than God. And while "potions" may seem an outdated word for the 21rst century, the word "drugs" is not.  How many people have ruined their lives and others' by consuming strange substances that either altered their mind or altered their body?

This belief system is one that is being embraced by millions the world over.  And does any sane person believe that the world today is better off?  The insane leaders of North Korea and Iran now have long range missiles and nuclear weapons. Radical Islam wants to destroy Israel and America.  Abortion is killing millions of future scientists, world leaders, and problem solvers.  So-called “homosexual marriage” is being accepted the world over, along with the ghoulish embryonic stem cell research.    No, it is a VERY dark world we live in, where evil is seen as good, and good is seen as evil (Isaiah 5:20).  Satan’s words to Adam and Eve that they will be able to distinguish right from wrong like God (Genesis 3:5) are now being proven to be yet another of his lies, because good people who listen to false prophets today cannot distinguish between right and wrong, and more often than not, choose the wrong.

Ancient paganism has 4 major beliefs which are as follows:

    1. Unlimited sex
    2. Human sacrifice
    3. Worship of nature
    4. Potions

Wicca is nothing more than modern day witchcraft.  The Catechism of the Catholic Church, which does not warn against things that are not real, has this to say about the occult:

2117 - All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one's service and have a supernatural power over others - even if this were for the sake of restoring their health - are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. Spiritism often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another's credulity.

Just look at what godless communism and atheism did to the people in the Soviet Union and Cuba. Thousands of people died trying to escape those lands, and millions more were executed by their own leaders in those countries.  Many more were imprisoned and put on drugs in psychiatric wards for not going along with communism. Churches were destroyed and turned into warehouses and museums. The populace turned to drinking vodka by the barrel to cope with this way of life.  Needless wars in foreign countries were started, so that this horrible way of life could be exported to the dumb masses.

In the old days, these people were known as sophists â€" people who talked a lot and sounded great, but who never really said anything concrete.  This kind of thinking is like reversing the batteries in a flashlight; that is, making the positive end the negative end, which results in no light coming out.  The dark results of all of this are plain to see in today’s world. The pagans among us are all worried about saving mother earth from this, that, and the other.  They fail to realize that the earth was destroyed by God the first time (the great flood) because the people turned away from God, and toward sin.  The world will come to an end the second time for the exact same reason - the turning away from God (paganism) and toward sin.  The very thing the pagans don't want to happen, they will actually cause!!

Paganism is sweeping the planet, and is taking the place of Christianity in a lot of countries.  Whether it’s called the enlightenment, atheism, communism, free-thinking, Wicca, or whatever, modern paganism is a philosophy that replaces a belief in the Almighty with a belief in the greatness of man, or the power of sorcery.  Human philosophy and “what feels right” now replaces the good news of the gospel.  The proud charismatic articulators of all of this mind-candy espouse their own personal opinions of how they see the world, and then they pass it off as fact. 

Reference:
http://www.catholicbible101.com/thevirtues.htm

So, let today be the day that you start praying to acquire all of the virtues in abundance, and to lose all of the vices which you have in your life.  The reward for acquiring all of the virtues is truly, truly, out of this world!

Diligence â€" Overcomes the sin of sloth.  Diligence is the virtue that tells us to fulfill our duties in life, even if they get to be tiresome.  These duties include our work, our home, our country, our church, and our families.  Too many times people just want to move on when trials come to bear, like a sudden death, or when a hard-to-get-along-with spouse becomes unbearable, or when the boss demands too much.  Prayer is the key here.  Never forget that when you die, all of the diligence you showed in your lifetime toward your loved ones, and those you didn't love so much, will be rewarded a hundred fold.

Humility â€" Overcomes the sin of pride.  Humility is the virtue that recognizes our 100% reliance on God for all that we have, or ever will have. Everything on earth is on loan from God, including our good looks, our money, our house, etc. Those who think that they got all of these things on their own are in for a big surprise upon death.  The devil fools some of us into thinking that we got these things due to our hard work, or our talent, or whatever, when in fact, God gave them all to us.  Pride is the devil’s great sin, and he wants us all to think that we are gods too, like he does.  But by being humble, we beat him every time, because humility comes from the heart, and the devil does not have a heart. In Christianity, the bible says that the first shall be last, and the last shall be first. God humbles the proud and exalts the humble, says the bible, so get exalted!  Be humble!

Meekness â€" Overcomes the sin of anger.  Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”  Meekness is the virtue that controls resentment at others, and cultivates patience.  Angry outbursts at the smallest thing are characteristics of someone who does not have the virtue of meekness. Usually God will send people and events into these people’s lives so that they can acquire meekness.  If you don’t have this virtue, please pray to get it.  Anger drives so many families apart, and is totally useless in the long run.  When Jesus was confronted with an angry mob who tortured Him and killed Him, he not only didn't open His mouth, He prayed for them instead, and that is our model for how we should do things as well.  There is such a thing as just anger, like when Jesus cleared the temple, but a lot of people get angry today over money, possessions, etc.  In other words, save your anger for real injustices.

Brotherly love â€" Overcomes the sin of envy.  This virtue involves being genuinely happy at everyone’s success, even those who we don’t particularly like.  We know we have this virtue if we do not ever badmouth someone who has obtained something that we think we deserve.  One should acknowledge that it is God’s will that this particular series of events occurred in that person’s life and not ours, for a reason.  God could be blessing that person now, on earth, while He may have plans to give us burdens now, on earth, so that we will be blessed forever in heaven. Always desire the latter!

Temperance â€" Overcomes the sin of gluttony.  This is also one of the Cardinal Virtues.  Temperance is the internal virtue that helps us to control our love of eating and drinking and sex.  Whereas the virtue of fortitude helps us to keep going in the midst of adversity, temperance, on the other hand, helps us to stop in the midst of pleasure.  This is also a virtue that we need to pray for, as most people today “go for the gusto,” and never even think about moderation. “All-you-can-eat” buffets are the bane of a lot of people today, and cause a lot of people to fall into the sin of gluttony, because, the more you eat today, the more your stomach stretches, and the more you have to have tomorrow to fill it up.  A true death spiral.

Generosity â€" Overcomes the sin of greed. This virtue can involve donating money, or giving up our free time and talents for the less fortunate, or even giving our possessions away.  It is a great way to detach ourselves from the things of this world, which is exactly what Jesus told the rich young man who asked him what else he must do to gain eternal life over and above keeping the 10 commandments.  Generosity is NOT philanthropy out of our surplus wealth or government welfare programs. Generosity involves our personal sacrifice, and it is indeed sacrificial to our way of life.  Remember the widow in the bible who gave her two pennies in the synagogue, and Jesus said that she gave more than the rest, who, even though they gave a larger amount, gave out of their surplus wealth.

Chastity  - Overcomes the sin of lust. Chastity is certainly a virtue everyone could use more of today, as we are all bombarded with sexual images from TV, movies, billboards, the Sunday Paper, etc.  Chastity not only moderates our desire for physical acts of sexual pleasure, but also helps us to overcome the thoughts which precede these impure actions.  The Bible says that our bodies are temples to the Holy Spirit, but how many of us defile our temple through lust. God made our bodies to be holy temples of the Holy Spirit, not satan’s pleasure palace.  When one prays for and receives the virtue of chastity (the daily rosary is a GREAT way to ask Mary for this gift!), the wandering eyes and the lusty talk all of a sudden come to an end.  Just as Jesus was blinded by his sweat and his blood on the way to Calvary, just so, we should avoid looking at things that are impure.

THE CAPITAL VIRTUES

The 7 Capital Virtues are the virtues which  overcome the 7 deadly sins of lust, greed, gluttony, envy, anger, pride, and sloth.  Most other sins like murder, for instance, begin with one or two of the seven deadly sins. And once we let one of these sins take over our lives, the other 6 are only too happy to creep into our lives as well.  By praying to obtain all 7 of the capital virtues, we can put a stop to satan and his plan to destroy our lives. The 7 capital virtues are:

THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES



The 3 Theological Virtues are straight out of the Bible, and can only be acquired as a free gift from God.  God pours these virtues into our very being through sanctifying grace, which we all know is obtained through the seven sacraments. They are also called supernatural virtues.  They are as follows:

Faith:  The theological virtue that is “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen,” our firm belief in God and all that He has revealed to us through Holy Mother Church. Faith is an intellectual virtue, and if we are true to ourselves, we will know that God is infallible, and He cannot be deceived, nor can he deceive us.  We then know that He has revealed all truth in His Church, and we will not deviate one iota from the Church’s teaching on faith and salvation. Faith manifests itself in how we handle our day-to-day lives, how we treat others, and in our Catholic devotions.  It is written on our hearts, and all of our actions are the result of our faith.  One of the ways we know we have true faith is if we are very afraid of offending God in anything, and are very anxious to please Him in everything.

Hope: The theological virtue that allows us to totally trust in Jesus and to desire eternal bliss in heaven with him, forever.  Hope is a virtue of the will, and helps us to keep going in the face of adversity, mockery, and dry times.  We know how it will all come out in the end, and it always helps to ask ourselves this question â€" “Where will I be in a hundred years?”  And when we answer with “HEAVEN!”, everything else seems rather small and insignificant, especially when we meditate on the Passion and what Jesus went through.

Charity: - The theological virtue of love for God over all other things for His sake, and our love of neighbor as ourselves.  St. Paul tells us that love is the greatest of the three theological virtues. Jesus left us two commandments â€" To love God with everything we have, and our neighbor as ourselves â€" And if we do these two things, then charity toward everyone, even our enemies, becomes second nature to our wills.

THE CARDINAL VIRTUES


The Cardinal Virtues are four moral virtues that are the foundation for the others.  Cardinal comes from the Latin “cardo”, which means “hinge.”   The Cardinal virtues can all be acquired through practice, and by observing others who are older and wiser than you are. All other virtues hinge on the following four Cardinal virtues:

Prudence:  St. Thomas Aquinas once said that prudence was the primary cardinal virtue, because it is concerned with the intellect.  Prudence is basically the ability to distinguish what is good and bad in any given situation, and to take appropriate action.   For instance, if you are in a big hurry on the freeway, and you know that you are in an area closely monitored by the police for speeding, it would not be prudent to go faster than the speed limit.

Justice: St. Thomas Aquinas ranked Justice as the second Cardinal Virtue, because it deals with the will.  Justice is the virtue that demands that we give everyone exactly what is due them. For instance, if the cashier gives you too much change back at the counter after a purchase, justice says that you must give back the extra money, if you know about it.  And since justice is concerned with rights, it is very important to remember that natural rights always come before legal rights, as in the right to life of babies.

Fortitude:  Another word for fortitude is courage.  In the Christian sense, fortitude is the virtue that allows us to overcome our fears and continue in our Christian tasks.  For instance, the 12 Apostles before Pentecost were hiding in fear of the Jews. After Pentecost, the Apostles boldly spoke out and were imprisoned for their outspoken beliefs in Christ.  So here we see that fortitude is not only an acquired virtue, but it is also one of the 4 Cardinal virtues that the Holy Spirit can give us, as well.

Temperance:  This virtue is one we all could use more of today. Temperance is concerned with the restraint and moderation of our desires for food, sex, pleasure, and drink.   Where prudence dictates our actions based on externals, temperance dictates our actions based on internals.  There is nothing wrong with sex in marriage, or food, or legitimate pleasure, or drink, of course, but when they start to own our will, instead of our will owning them, then we will experience the devil’s compensation of VD, unwanted pregnancy,  obesity, sloth, or hangovers.

Virtues!  We all think we are virtuous, but so many people can’t name more than a few of them.  In the Catholic Church, there are three very distinct categories of virtues which we all should be praying to have more of.  The first category is known as the Cardinal Virtues, the second is known as the Theological Virtues, and the third is the Capital Virtues.  There are many others as well, but for the sake of this discussion, only these three types will be discussed.

In the Philippines, the de facto Primate is His Eminence Cardinal  Luis Antonio Tagle:

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External Ornaments of Primates and Patriarchs

The office is generally found in the older Catholic countries, and is now purely honorific, enjoying no effective powers under canon law except for Esztergom (Gran) in Hungary. An exception is Poland, where the new statute of the episcopal conference states that the Primate of Poland is durante munere a member of the Perpetual Board of the episcopal conference and he has honorary precedence among Polish bishops (e.g. when carrying on liturgical ceremonies). Polish primates also actively wear cardinal's vestments, even if they have not been nominated cardinals, a privilege granted by the Holy See. The title, where it exists, may be vested in one of the oldest archdioceses in a country. The see city may no longer have the prominence it had when the diocese was created, or its circumscription may no longer exist as a state, nation or country â€" for example, the Archbishop of Toledo originated as the "Primate of the Visigothic Kingdom", while the Archbishop of Lyon is the "Primate of the Gauls"

In the Western Church, a primate is an archbishopâ€"or rarely a suffragan or exempt bishopâ€"of a specific episcopal see (called a primatial see) which confers precedence over the bishops of one or more neighbouring ecclesiastical provinces, such as a 'national' church in historical, political, and cultural terms. Historically, primates were granted privileges including the authority to call and preside at national synods, the jurisdiction to hear appeals from metropolitan tribunals, the right to crown the sovereign of the nation, and presiding at the investiture (installation) of archbishops in their sees.

In many countries, the Primate is based in a city other than the capital. This often reflects historical circumstances, with the Primate located in what had been the capital when the country first became Christianized, and with such geographical disparity helping to preserve the Church's autonomy from the secular government.

Primate (pronounced /ˈpraɪˌmeɪt/) is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority (title of authority) or ceremonial precedence (title of honour).

In the end, this is more important than all the ranks, riches, and corporeal luxuries we could ever experience in life. To be a child of God and in full communion with Father God through Jesus Christ -- is the greatest and most exemplary reward of all.

They should also abolish abortion.

“But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.””

1 Samuel 16:7

“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”

-Romans 12: 4-5

clem·en·cy
[klem-uhn-see]

noun, plural clem·en·cies.

1. the quality of being clement; disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy.

2. an act or deed showing mercy or leniency.

3. (of the weather) mildness or temperateness.

Assuagement

as·suage
[uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]

verb (used with object), as·suaged, as·suag·ing.

1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.

2. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger.

3. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.

brickbat
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brick·bat
[brik-bat]

noun

1. a piece of broken brick, especially one used as a missile.

2. any rocklike missile.

3. an unkind or unfavorable remark; caustic criticism: The critics greeted the play with brickbats.

Derision

de·ri·sion
[dih-rizh-uhn]

noun

1. ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.

2. an object of ridicule.

There are many benefits to practicing humility, to being in a state of non-pretence: it improves relationships across all levels, it reduces anxiety, it encourages more openness and paradoxically, it enhances one's self-confidence. It opens a window to a higher self. For me, it replaces "windowsill" as the most beautiful word in the English language.

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Here are a few suggestions on practicing humility:

1. There are times when swallowing one's pride is particularly difficult and any intentions of humility fly out the window, as we get engaged in a contest of perfection, each side seeking to look good. If you find yourself in such no-win situations, consider developing some strategies to ensure that the circumstances don't lead you to lose your grace. Try this sometimes: just stop talking and allow the other person to be in the limelight. There is something very liberating in this strategy.

2. Here are three magical words that will produce more peace of mind than a week at an expensive retreat: "You are right."

3. Catch yourself if you benignly slip into over preaching or coaching without permission â€" is zeal to impose your point of view overtaking discretion? Is your correction of others reflective of your own needs?

4. Seek others' input on how you are showing up in your leadership path. Ask: "How am I doing?" It takes humility to ask such a question. And even more humility to consider the answer.

5. Encourage the practice of humility in your company through your own example: every time you share credit for successes with others, you reinforce the ethos for your constituents. Consider mentoring or coaching emerging leaders on this key attribute of leadership.



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Personal pride in what you know is a healthy thing. This personal pride lets you know that you have developed confidence in the subject. This personal confidence is usually achieved through hard work and personal study on your part. This personal confidence is actually a type of armor that you use on a regular basis to protect your individuality from any stray belief that others might try to impose upon you. It is though the case that you should always maintain a strategic stance whenever you are trying to express your beliefs and make your points. By maintaining a stance of humility, you put yourself in a superior strategic position by letting others know that you do not consider yourself to be beyond refute. Maintain a stance of humility and you will be able to express your points as you wish. You will also begin to open yourself up to new ideas and beliefs which will greatly expand your intellectual capabilities.

http://www.johnkreiter.com/the-importance-of-being-humble/

You should never be afraid to explore your beliefs and to explore new beliefs that you have never considered before. By exploring our existing beliefs we can begin to understand our fundamental reasoning which can greatly increase our intellectual ability. Being open to new beliefs can allow us to be open to new insights and possibilities that we have never considered in the past.

A great exercise is to take a topic or an individual and make a list of everything that you know to be absolutely true about a certain thing or individual. Then make a list of all the things that you think might be true but you are not sure about. And lastly make a list of all the things that you don’t know about that certain subject or individual. When you are done, either show this information to the individual or try to dig as much information as you can on the subject. You can get some very valuable insights as to your thinking process and discover certain blind spots that you had not been aware of. This exercise can help you discover the nature of these blind spots and can show you where you have been making assumptions.

It is always therefore a good idea to question every single belief that you have. Beliefs can take on the trait of being ‘invisible beliefs’. This happens when a belief is completely skimmed over because we completely assume that this belief is totally and utterly true; it is beyond question. Learn to question even your religious, cultural, and political beliefs. If you do not then you will make general assumptions about things and believe your points to be irrefutable. Always remember that *“assumption is the mother of all screw-ups.”

Whenever you can it is also a good idea to find alternative sources of information. This is most important because even if the information agrees with what your points of view are, they can be presented in different perspectives and viewpoints that might allow you to see things in a different light. This might allow you to consider new possibilities and to perhaps even see things that your sources of information have not seen. Also try to find sources of information that totally contradict your point of view and contemplate those sources with an open and objective mind.

If you are not completely sure of your particular point, if you do not have all the evidence to prove your particular belief, always make sure that you phrase your belief in a way that does not make you sound like you are the final and undeniable authority on this particular point. You can easily do this by starting a statement in this way; “I may be wrong, but what I think is…”. You can also say something like; “based on my knowledge in this area, I would say that…”.

Maintaining a level of humility is always good strategy. It allows you to adopt a position where you can state your point without being attacked because you are sounding like you are somehow indisputable in your knowledge. In order to maintain this personal humility, and therefore maintain superior position, make sure that you are able to identify when you are arguing a belief without evidence to justify it. This can be rather tricky as we can all develop certain ‘blind spots’ to our own beliefs. The two biggest reasons for these are our ego and the fact that we have never questioned a belief but always ‘assumed’ that it was completely right.

By Eugene Lewis Fordsworthe



We can all be a little prideful at times. When we have devoted a lot of time to certain thing it can be quite easy to believe that we know everything about that particular thing and it can be very difficult to hear another person’s point of view. This is natural, it just shows that you take pride in the amount of effort that you’ve put into something and have developed a certain sense of confidence in this area. You should always be careful though that you don’t become overconfident because this overconfidence will create a barrier that won’t allow you to learn new things. If you believe that you know everything about everything or something, then there’s nothing else that you can learn and this is of course not true. Try to always maintain a certain sense of humility so that you are able to contemplate new ideas from different angles and are therefore always able to expand intellectually and in all areas.

Try to stay logical and always identify when you don’t have enough evidence to prove your point completely. It is most important that you learn to approach any endeavor in a logical fashion so that you can objectively study what you know and what you don’t know about whatever you are engaged in. Through logical progression and objective detachment you can separate your ego from your knowledge.

Till death do us part diay...

Good Morning Fr. Roel !


Happy Monday pod !

Hi Tita,

Thanks for the warm welcome ! Mag bisita lang ko from time to time. See you around lang and do take care of yourself !

Beautiful country gals.

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Wonderful !

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But he should ask in faith, not doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed about by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, since he is a man of two minds, unstable in all his ways.

-James 1:6-8

Wonderful song!

My soul cries out with a joyful shout
that the God of my heart is great,
And my spirit sings of the wondrous things
that you bring to the one who waits.
You fixed your sight on the servant's plight,
and my weakness you did not spurn,
So from east to west shall my name be blest.
Could the world be about to turn?

Refrain:

    My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
    Let the fires of your justice burn.
    Wipe away all tears,
    For the dawn draws near,
    And the world is about to turn.

Though I am small, my God, my all,
you work great things in me.
And your mercy will last from the depths of the past
to the end of the age to be.
Your very name puts the proud to shame,
and those who would for you yearn,
You will show your might, put the strong to flight,
for the world is about to turn. (Refrain)

From the halls of power to the fortress tower,
not a stone will be left on stone.
Let the king beware for your justice tears
every tyrant from his throne.
The hungry poor shall weep no more,
for the food they can never earn;
These are tables spread, ev'ry mouth be fed,
for the world is about to turn. (Refrain)

Though the nations rage from age to age,
we remember who holds us fast:
God's mercy must deliver us
from the conqueror's crushing grasp.
This saving word that our forbears heard
is the promise that holds us bound,
'Til the spear and rod be crushed by God,
who is turning the world around. (Refrain)

Paraphrase of Luke 1:46-58 (Magnificat)

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Respond Graciously

    If you have been wronged by a loved one who apologizes for hurtful behavior, show humility by accepting the apology and forgiving the wrongdoing immediately, rather than boosting your own ego by holding the past over someone's head. In an argument in which you are certain you are right, be humble enough to realize the relationship is more important than who is correct, and end the fight by conceding the point, if there are no major stakes involved. Even if you are proven right later, do not dwell on the subject.


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Accept Advice

    It is natural for one's pride to be hurt when receiving suggestions or criticism, especially from a loved one. In these situations, it is important to consider things from the other person's perspective. The person may feel comfortable sharing these comments because he believes your relationship is close enough to be more honest with each other. The person knows you well, and may be suggesting something he believes you would enjoy more based on interests you have mentioned or exhibited during your relationship. Show humility by accepting the advice and thanking the person for his honesty.

Put Yourself Last

    Always consider the needs of your friend, date, spouse, child or parent before your own. This includes small gestures, such as not drinking the last soda in the fridge, and major commitments, such as a willingness to move because your spouse is hired for a job in another state. Remember, it is not enough to do these things without the right attitude. Show humility by refusing to complain about any personal sacrifice and, more importantly, rejoicing in the fact that you are meeting the other person's needs.

Apologize

    A sincere and specific apology goes a long way in repairing damaging words and hurt feelings between two people. Saying "I'm sorry" is not enough, however. You must tell the person what you regret and indicate you have given the matter thought by presenting ways you plan to prevent the problem from happening again. You can write out a draft of what you plan to say before speaking with the offended person, but show true humility by stating your apology in person.

Instructions

        1 Gain perspective. Depend on the surrounding community for support, information and identification. Remember people who have helped you. Understand the limitations of your abilities. Look for ways you can help people who depend on you.

        2 Share the praise. Appreciate the contributions of others as you take stock of your contribution in completing a task. Acknowledge people who improved your talents, provided opportunities, made your life more enjoyable, helped you recover from mistakes or criticized you. Accept praise graciously when you get reward or recognition. Acknowledge how others directly contributed to the outcome.

        3 Work within a team where each person gives her best effort. Know your team mates' strengths. Give them a chance to develop, especially in areas where they are weak. Help the team.

        4 Admit when you need help and get advice from the team. Remain teachable even if doing so brings criticism. Realistically view your abilities and knowledge. Desire getting things right more than your desire to maintain a reputation. Seek people who are able to give good advice. Listen to criticism.

        5 Become a servant. Complete the job without drawing attention to your "humility," quibbling over job descriptions or thinking how you are helping others. See only what is needed and the means to meet that need. Refuse to entertain the belief that you are above doing what is needed.


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Submissive

    Being humble means you do not need lots of fanfare when you successfully tackle a major feat. Think of the professional athletes who jump on top of a scorers table after they dunk a basketball or do a goofy dance after a touch down. Those are not humble acts. A humble response after scoring the winning point in a game would be to walk over to the opposing team member, shake hands and say, "Great game." The crazy actions may get more immediate attention, but the humble act will be the thing the teammate and opponent appreciate for years to come.


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Sincerity

    Have you ever said, "I'm sorry" just because you felt like it was required and not because you actually meant it? That is not a way to show humility. It is nice when you apologize or admit you made a mistake. However, it only truly means something to the person you are speaking to when it is sincere and honest. When you admit the error of your ways and make a concerted effort to show that you were wrong, that is a humble act. It shows more strength in your character to be humble and apologize _ and mean it _ than to try and defend your actions.

Selflessness

    To be selfless is one aspect of humility Being humble means you do something nice for someone, like open the door for a woman struggling with three children or giving up the last seat on a crowded train, without expecting anything in return. You are satisfied because of the act itself and not from the breathless "thank you" from the mom or the loud "you are so kind!" from the person to whom you gave your seat.

    A person who expects something in return for any act of kindness, no matter how big or small, and becomes upset when they receive nothing, is not showing humility. A truly humble person is fulfilled without the need for a thank you.

By Jessica Bold, eHow Contributor

When you see someone who seems to exist for the sole purpose to care for and be kind to others, or someone who gives up things so another person can have a necessity they lack, the word that comes to mind is humility. A humble individual does things without regard to personal gain.

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