We must constantly battle against our natural desire for self-love. We must always seek God's glory and what He offers in His true and eternal home, not our own glory. In order to win God's favor, we must learn humility. We should always echo the words of Saint John the Baptist: "He must increase, I must decrease."
If people praise us for our accomplishments or good works, we should never have any feelings of self-importance. We must humble ourselves and never think of our own dignity. We must simply always think of ourselves as useless servants. It must be our aim to run from all honor and glory in this life and seek only that glory and honor that God promises us in our true and heavenly home.
The more we become aware of how mush God really loves us, the more we learn to love God. We must strive to allow ourselves to be transformed by the love of God. This is the grace we pray for in the first luminous mystery of the Holy Rosary. Our love of God must ultimately take away our self-love.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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