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The Egypt’s Desert Fathers – Humility

March 31st, 2009 No Comments

st_macarius_the_greatAn old man was asked, “What is humility?” and he said in reply, “Humility is a great work, and a work of God. The way of humility is to undertake bodily labour and believe yourself a sinner and make yourself subject to all.” Then a brother said, “What does it mean, to be subject to all?”

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