THE humility which is might is a spiritual quality through which one can maintain a clear sense of his relationship to God, and present consistent proof of that relationship. This quality is allied to simplicity, sincerity, peace, singleness of heart, directness of aim, and fidelity to the demands of divine Principle. Humility does not seek personal approbation: it has but one purpose, that of glorifying God. Christian Science teaches that, broadly speaking, this spiritual purpose is accomplished by the overcoming of so-called mortal mind beliefs and traits through the continuous expression of qualities derived from God, good. In Christian Science there is no room for sins of omission or commission, for negative right or positive wrong. Recognizing that as spiritual sonship is the reflection of God's perfection there is not the smallest blemish in that sonship, humility is incessantly alert to detect and refute every would-be hindrance in the pathway of Godlikeness.
On pages 356 and 357 of "Miscellaneous Writings" Mrs. Eddy says. "Humility is no busybody: it has no moments for trafficking in other people's business, no place for envy, no time for idle words, vain amusements, and all the et cetera of the ways and means of personal sense." One of the would-be disturbers of peace and progress tries to enter through criticism meted out to others, or received from them. In this hour of temptation humility is the unfailing balm which heals every wound, whether self-inflicted or seemingly inflicted by others.
True humility cannot feel hurt or sensitive, because its every thought is of God, good; and gratitude to God excludes all sense of discord. It leaves all right adjustment to God's law, and meanwhile seeks to maintain uniform peace and loving-kindness. Love's reflection suffers no eclipse through the shadows of injustice and personal sense. If the criticism meted out to one is merited, the earnest pilgrim thanks God for the uncovering of some obstacle on his heavenly way; and if unmerited, humility strives still to obey the Master's searching command, "First cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." What a reward for honest self-correction is the divine ability to behold our brother as God beholds him! When the selfless resolve to glorify God's redemptive power is supreme in the heart, one is carried through rough experiences with the minimum of disturbance; for, as the Psalmist says, "righteousness and peace have kissed each other."
