Humility Prayer Kicks My Butt
(Leader says this) ............................(Everyone replies with this)
From the desire of being esteemed.........Deliver Me Jesus
From the desire of being loved.............Deliver me Jesus
From the desire of being extolled ..........Deliver me Jesus
From the desire of being honored..............Deliver me Jesus
From the desire of being praised......... Deliver me Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred.........Deliver me Jesus
From the desire of being consulted...........Deliver me Jesus
From the desire of being approved.............Deliver me Jesus
From the fear of being humiliated.........Deliver me Jesus
From the fear of being despised............Deliver me Jesus
From the fear of suffering rebukes..............Deliver me Jesus
From the fear of being calumniated...........Deliver me Jesus
From the fear of being forgotten................ Deliver me Jesus
From the fear of being ridiculed..............Deliver me Jesus
From the fear of being wronged............Deliver me Jesus
From the fear of being suspected...........Deliver me Jesus
That others may be loved more than I..........Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That others may be esteemed more than I ................Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That in the opinion of the world others may increase and I may decrease..............Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That others may be chosen and I set aside............Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That others may be praised and I unnoticed............Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may became as holy as I should.......................Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
When I think about my desires, I think about having good relationships with my family and friends and having a job that I love. "That others may increase and I may decrease." Decrease. Who hopes for that? "That others may be praised and I unnoticed" is definitely not on my top desires list. When my team prays this prayer together, I need to force myself to go through with it because I understand the goodness of this prayer. If this prayer was easy, that would mean I was already humble. Since it's difficult, I know I have a long way to go on that path. Whenever I say, "Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it," I need to remind myself why I really want to desire that. It's really hard to imagine myself being happy going unnoticed while others are praised. To go unnoticed looks weak or like I'm giving up. But that's exactly why it is such a good thing to desire. It looks lame to go unnoticed. But that's okay. We can't see God if we only see ourselves. By praying for humility, we pray for a deeper ability to know God.
Take this prayer into your prayer life. I know it has helped me.
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