Matthew 6:1 NLT
1 “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get. 3 But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. 4 Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you."
Humility is an art, honed by trial and error. Much like our walk with God, trial and error yet learning all along the way.
Compare and contrast the humility we seek and see in the divine to the preparations of Lent we see in Fat Tuesday. The former is designed to bring us into conformation with the Creator while the latter is designed as one last blast before a self-imposed hiatus.
Yet Christ cautions us that even in our humility we can, as a sounding trumpet, blow it badly when we revel in our humility. The humble of heart are crafting an art that begins in the inner man. The humble of heart are going about their every day living in a manner that draws no attention to their humility. They simply are.
The humble of heart are crafting a masterpiece that begins on the inside and overflows in all they do - quietly, inconspicuously, and with clear intention - to reflect the image of the divine.
It always begins with who you are, not what you do.
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