THE HIMBLE GESTURE=CALLED TO BE HUMBLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE HUMBLE GESTURE

(CALLED TO BE HUMBLE)

 

WE all know=That Jesus is=THE SON of God=The King of the UNIVERSE=

So what was he DOING=IN one of his last acts=BEFORE being arrested=

And put TO DEATH=He was=WASHING his disciples’ feet=”I have given

You=A MODEL to follow=so that as I have done for you=You should

DO ALSO”                                                                                                                                           John 13:15

THE HUMBLEST GESTURE=Can make a DIFFERENCE=In someone

Else’s LIFE=We ALL=are called to be HUMBLE=to FOLLOW in the

FOOTSTEPS of Jesus=and the Holy Father also

 

Se send someone=a GET WELL CARD=Call an older person=or a person that=

IS SUFFERING=There is ANY NUMBER=of things=that we can do=We are CALLED

To be humble=We are called TO SERVE=”He GUIDES THE HUMBLE=In what is

Right=and teaches them his way”                                                                                                 Psalm 25:9

“He mocks proud mockers=But shows favor=TO THE HUMBLE=and oppressed”   Proverbs 3:34

 

“’Has not my hand=Made all these things=and so they came into BEINGS?’=

Declares the Lord=’These are the ones=I look on with favor=Those who are

HUMBLE=and contrite in spirit=And who tremble at my word’”                                         Isaiah 66:2

Jesus was FULLY AWARE=of who he was=and that he was=THE FATHER’S

SON=Yet he LIVED with humility=and tried to TEACH US=what it means

To be great

 

He tells us=to BE HUMBLE=and he teaches us=BY THE EXAMPLE=That

He sets=Peter and the other APOSTLES=were STUNNED=by his WASHING=

Of their feet=In fact=”Peter said’=’No=you shall NEVER wash my feet’”

“Jesus answered’=’Unless I wash you=You have NO PART with me’”                            John 13:8

“Then Lord’=Simon Peter replied=’NOT just my feet=but my hands=and

My head as well’”                                                                                                                                   John 13:9

 

And that is what Jesus did=For EACH and everyone of us=When he died=

A criminal’s death=When he let himself=BE CRUCIFIED=THE HUMBLE

GESTURE=For all of MANKIND

 

We are all called=TO LIVE with humility=We are called to Perform HUMBLE GESTURES

For our Brothers and Sisters=In Christ=We are called=to be HUMBLE=Just like Jesus

“Take my yoke upon you=And learn from me=For I am gentle=AND HUMBLE in heart=

And you will find rest=For your souls”                                                                                               Matthew 11:29

“BE COMPLETELY HUMBLE=and gentle=Be patient=Bearing with one another

In love”                                                                                                                                                               Ephesians 4:2

“HUMBLE YOURSELVES=before the Lord=and he will LIFT you up”                                 James 4:10

 

In GOD’S KINGDOM=Jesus teaches us=That the LAST will be first=and the first=

Shall be LAST=It is a PARADOX for us=But we FIND OUT for ourselves=When WE LIVE this way=

Jesus is ALWAYS TRUE=to his WORD=Try And follow him=and live with HUMBLE GESTURES=

for you=me=ALL of us=Have been CALLED=to be=SERVANTS of God=and servants

Of one another=Can we do it?=I don’t know=But we=at least SHOULD TRY

 

For Jesus=showed us HOW=in his last MOMENTS=before  he DIED=Let us TRY

And live=WITH HUMBLE GESTURES for one another=We have been CALLED TO SERVE!

 

In the names=Of our HUMBLE Jesus=and his HOLY Father God=who is FOREVER

LIVING and loving!

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-15-2025

 

 

Ps       INSPIRED=by an article IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Fr. Dennis  Gallagher  A.A.