"Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility may render justice lovable." Pope Gregory the Great

Humility is not a popular word in today's vocabulary. Yet, it is the attitude that confused people about Jesus. They misread his humility as weakness, whereas it was that virtue was at the root of his strength. Though Jesus was God, St. Paul tells us that he humbly became man in order to do the will of the Father. Jesus knew who he was and lived in that truth, even embracing the cross of redemption. In his humility he did not lord it over others, though he was Lord. He served by laying down his life for others. He chose a life of littleness, enduring the abuse of others, so that he could teach us what life with God was all about. It is not about us, but about us in and with God.