Become New with John Ortberg Episode 20 - The Celebration of Humiliation
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Mar 16, 2021 A lively look at why humility matters and how humiliation can transform shame into trust. Short steps on surrender, moral inventory, and humble prayer are teased. A retelling of the Pharisee and tax collector highlights pride versus honest repentance. Practical rules like don’t push, don’t pretend, don’t presume are explored alongside loving your weaknesses and living in God’s lavish love.
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Spiritual Life Starts With Powerlessness
- Spiritual life begins when I accept my powerlessness and turn my life over to God.
- John Ortberg says humility starts with admitting you cannot become the person you want to be on your own and surrendering control to God.
Fellowship That Celebrates Being Known
- Thomas Keating's line that humiliation leads to humility is illustrated by congregational practice.
- Ortberg recounts the Fellowship of the Withered Hand where exposing faults becomes a gift that leads to acceptance and trust in God's mercy.
Humility Is Aligning With Reality
- Humility is simply aligning with reality and tunes you to the universe.
- Ortberg explains humility as acknowledging truth about ourselves, contrasting it with pride which resists God and blocks grace.