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My name is Marcus. I'm a vicar in the Church of England. A rich man once invited many honoured
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guests for a feast. His own chair, richly decorated, was placed at one end of the long table
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While he was away, each guest seated themselves according to their own esteem of their position
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in sight of the master. When the time came and all was seated, the master moved his chair
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to the other end of the table. This short story vividly illustrates Luke 14 verse 11
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For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted
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Pride is the human tendency to think too much of oneself, whether we think too highly of ourselves, leading to self-promotion
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or too lowly of ourselves, leading to the constant need for affirmation and recognition
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Pride is catastrophic results in our relationships and world because pride always comes before a
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downfall. To be humbled is no bad thing because being humble is the root of all good fruit
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True humility recognizes one's own nothingness in light of God's greatness, surrendering all of
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self to the will of God. Humility is not thinking less of ourselves, it is thinking about ourselves
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less, a kind of self-forgetfulness. It is the humble who will be exalted and receive glory
