Humility

Humility avoids all the snares of the devil, and he cannot even touch it.” Ignatius Brianchaninov The Field

Poverty of spirit, a humble acknowledgement of one’s own sinfulness, the knowledge of the necessity of a Redeemer, the striving of one’s entire being to confess to our Redeemer . . .these are the fruits of the struggle with the passions . . .Where there is no humility, there is no Christian virtue, and where there is true humility, there are all the virtues in their fullness; Christ Himself is there. -Ignatius Brianchaninov The Field

“Let your children be partakers of true Christian training; let them learn of how great avail humility is with God – how much the spirit of pure affection can prevail with Him – how excellent and great His fear is, and how it saves all those who walk in it with a pure mind. For He is a Searcher of the thoughts and desires: His breath is in us; and when He pleases, He will take it away.” -Clement of Alexandria

Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on exalted things, but associate with the humble. Do not think you are wiser than you really are. -Romans 12:16

For humility is dear and lovely in the sight of God; for since He rather receives the sinner who confesses his fault, than the just man who is haughty, how much more will He receive the just man who confesses, and exalt him in His heavenly kingdom in proportion to his humility! —Justin Martyr