[11] Increased by Exercising
Humility begins as a gift from God, but it is increased as a habit we develop. That is, humility is increased by exercising it. Taken all together, these rules are good helps and instruments for the establishing and increasing of the grace of humility and the decreasing of pride.
[12] An Exercise for Increasing the Grace of Humility
Confess your sins often to God and don't think of them as scattered offenses in the course of a long life; a burst of anger here, an act of impatience there. Instead, unite them into one continuous representation of your life. Remember that a person may seem rather good if his faults are scattered over large distances throughout his lifetime; but if his errors and follies are placed next to one another, he will appear to be a vicious and miserable person. Hopefully this exercise, when really applied to your soul, will be useful to you for increasing the grace of humility.
~from The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living by Jeremy Taylor
God our Father, Christ our Redeemer and Holy Spirit our constant breath, help us this day to think worthily of You and rightly about ourselves. Amen. ~skw
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