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God Given Gifts

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"Humility does not consist in ignorance ofGodPowerof1 truth. If a man is above the average height of men, he cannot help knowing it."                                                  

-Cardinal Henry Edward Manning

For Reflection:

Why would it be a lack of humility to deny we have a gift God has given to us?

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PRIDE    pg 255

There are, of course, some recorded instances of saints who struggled with the virtue of humility.  Those who have been greatly blessed by God are sometimes subject to the temptation of thinking that they might be entitled to praise for their good fortune.  Scripture tells us that the Apostles were not immune to such thinking.

Saintly Solutions to Life's Common Problems:  From Anger, Boredom, and Temptation to Gluttony, Gossip, and Greed  

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