Dependence | Fellowship with God | Grace | Humility | Pride | Self | Self Image | Service | Understanding

GRACE & HUMILITY
Pride blows us up like balloons, but grace punctures our conceit and lets the hot, proud air out of our system. The result . . . is that we shrink, and end up seeing ourselves as less–less nice, less able, less wise, less good, less strong, less steady, less committed, less of a piece– than ever we thought we were. We stop kidding ourselves that we are persons of great importance to the world and to God . . . We bow to events that rub our noses in the reality of our own weaknesses, and we look to God for strength quietly to cope.” From Rediscovering Holiness, by James Packer