Humility … Prayers to keep us connecting to the humility of Jesus …

Bob Hyatt wrote this pieceafter reading the Liturgy of Humility.

(Thanks to Tommie for the pic.)

Prayer for Humility

From the desire to be esteemed,

Deliver us, Jesus.

From the desire of being loved by all…

From the desire to be honored …

From the desire to be praised …

Deliver us, Jesus.

From the desire of being preferred to others…

From the desire of being consulted …

From the desire of being approved …

Deliver us, Jesus.

From the fear of being humiliated …

From the fear of being despised…

From the fear of suffering rebukes …

Deliver us, Jesus.

From the fear of being forgotten, ridiculed and wronged…

Deliver us, Jesus.

That I out of my riches may give to others in their poverty,

Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That I may know the depth of my own poverty

Jesus, grant me the grace to understand it.

That others may increase and I may decrease…

Jesus may it be.

About the Author
Husband to Patty. Daddy to Kimberly and Tommie. Grandpa Doc to Cohen, Max, Fox, and Marlee. Pastor to Snow Hill Baptist Church. Graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Reading. Photography. Golf. Colorado. Jeeping. Friend. The views and opinions expressed here are my own and should not be construed as representing the corporate views of the church I pastor.

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