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Make Yourself Subject to All

October 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment

An old man was asked, “What is humility?” and he said in reply, “Humility is a great work, and a work of God. The way of humility is to undertake bodily labor and believe yourself a sinner and make yourself subject to all.” Then a brother said, “What does it mean, to be subject to all?” The old man answered, “To be subject to all is not to give your attention to the sins of others but always to give your attention to your own sins and to pray without ceasing to God.”
-The Desert Fathers

(via Orthodox.net)

Categories: Christianity · Church History · Desert Fathers · Healing the Heart · Humility · Monasticism · Orthodox Christian · Orthodoxy · Prayer · Sin

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