Humble Faith

How shall we pray? This isn’t the text where that question appears. But it does seem to be behind the parable that Jesus tells. In this case, however, it isn’t so much the words or the format that he wants to convey; rather, it is the attitude that matters to Jesus. Humility doesn’t rank highly in our culture these days. To many, it seems like weakness. Or worse, it seems like surrender. So, how do we talk about or encourage humility in our worship today?

Listening is a part of humility. When we listen, we put ourselves in a position to allow someone else’s wisdom or experience to inform us. How might we listen to one another in worship today? How might we give space for differing opinions on important topics as we pray together or explore scripture together? Practice listening as we worship today.

How can we understand humility to be a strength and not a weakness? Humility grounded in faith, firm on the foundation of Christ, is humility that no longer needs to prove itself. We don’t need to get anything over anyone. We stand secure in that hope and then share out of the joy of belonging. Our worship becomes an invitation to enter into this relationship and to find our identity in Christ and the community. So, we practice our witness to the world as we worship in humble faith.