humility . day ten

[10] What Is Most Important to God

Eighteenth. Do not expose others' weaknesses in order to make them feel less able than you. Neither should you think on your superior skill with any delight. or use it to set yourself above another person.

It is told of Cyrus, that he would never compete in any sport with his friends in which he knew himself to be superior to them. Instead, he would always compete in sports in which he was less skillful than his opponents. He did not want to prove his superiority by winning, but rather, placed more importance on learning from those who were more skilled while at the same time sharing in the joy of their success.

Nineteenth. Remember that what is most important to God is that we submit ourselves and all that we have to him. This requires that we be willing to endure whatever His will brings us, to be content in whatever state we are in, and to be ready for every change.

~from The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living by Jeremy Taylor