[Manna - May 27]
In lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Philippians 2:3
PAUL exhorts that all shall cultivate the grace of
humility, and that in every affair each shall take heed
that "nothing be done through strife or vain glory,"
that self-laudation and strivings for pre-eminence be
thoroughly put away as the greatest enemies to the
Spirit of the Lord and the blessing of the church.
On
the contrary, each should have that lowliness of mind
which can see the good qualities of fellow members and
appreciate some of these qualities at least as superior
to his own.
All the talents, and all the abilities, need
never be expected in any one person in any congregation.
So, then, each may, if he be of lowly mind,
see in others certain good qualities or graces superior
to his own, and should delight to recognize these and
to esteem their possessor accordingly. Z.'97-296 R2228:1