The Real Me
Friday, 23rd week in Ordinary Time
1 Tim 1: 1-2, 12-14; Lk 6: 39-42
Humility is an essential part of holiness. Holiness never leads one to pride and anything that makes one proud is a bit short of true holiness. While realising the areas in which one has to grow and taking steps towards that growth is an important part of maturing in one's life, mutual corrections are very Christian ways of growing up. Humility is not an artificial debasement of oneself in any way. It is knowing my real self accepting it and being at home with it; at home with knowing my imperfections and continuously working on it. St Paul was mindful of his real self all the time. He never thought of hiding his dark past and was never bloating over the glorious state of his present relationship with Christ. In fact his relationship with Christ made him more aware of his real self. In Christ I get to know my real me, not just my past but also my call; not merely the splinters and planks in my eyes but even the blessings and splendour given unto me. That is the real me!
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