Humility

By Marc Massery

Turn to any page of St. Faustina’s Diary, and you’ll find spiritual gems, like this one:

My daughter, all your miseries have been consumed in the flame of My love, like a little twig thrown into a roaring fire. By humbling yourself in this way, you draw upon yourself and upon other souls an entire sea of My mercy (Diary, 178).

Why does God give us lessons in humility from time to time? Let's find out. 

The following is the third of an eight-part Advent series on the Beatitudes.

May the blessings begin! The following is the first of an eight-part Advent series on the Beatitudes.

If God chose a celebrity to bring His special revelations and messages to the world, wouldn't more people sit up and take notice?

I suppose the first clue to what He meant is the fact that He connected "simplicity" with being "childlike."