Meek as Moses

Notes: "[FM] 1691". -- back page.; Cover title.; "[By] Robert C. Morris".; "While boasting may be the opposite of humility, true humility is not the result of self-deprecation. It is, rather, the fruit of a keen-eyed ability to see oneself realistically, as a flawed and gifted creature like all other human beings. The ability to be humble is based, in part, on the healthy narcissism of our earliest childhood -- the delighted pleasure a child takes in her awakening skills, discovering that we are 'fearfully and wonderfully made' (Psalm 139:14)". -- p. 3. "Realistic self-assessment is the 'sober judgment' Paul speaks of when he urges that 'you not .. think of yourselves more highly [or more lowly] that you ought to think' (Romans 12:3). The result of this self-acceptance is that we can appreciate the gifts of others without feeling threatened by them. With no need to put others down in order to build ourselves up, we can humbly work with other people, focusing on the task, not on ourselves". -- p. 4-5.; Contents: Meek as Moses -- The Amazing Boldness of the Meek -- Cultivating Humility, Practicing Meekness -- End Notes.; Author is "the founding director of Interweave, an interfaith adult education center in Summit, New Jersey" and an "Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Newark ... a spiritual director, retreat leader, and conference speaker". -- back page.

Subjects: Meekness - Biblical teaching; Humility - Religious aspects - Christianity; Humility - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church; Self-acceptance - Religious aspects - Christianity; Self-acceptance - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church; Self-actualization (Psychology) - Religious aspects - Christianity; Self-actualization (Psychology) - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church