"And the hand of providence hath smiled upon you most pleasingly, that you have obtained many riches; and because some of you have obtained more abundantly than that of your brethren ye are lifted up in the pride of your hearts, and wear stiff necks and high heads because of the costliness of your apparel, and persecute your brethren because ye suppose that ye are better than they.
And now, my brethren, do ye suppose that God justifieth you in this thing? Behold, I say unto you, Nay. But he condemneth you, and if ye persist in these things his judgments must speedily come unto you."
Jacob 2:13-14
A good reminder to us that when things are going right we still need to be humble, and to refrain from thinking that we are better than other people... that is an easy sin to fall into, with so many categories that we place ourselves and others in and rank in our minds. It is sometimes hard to realize in this world that encourages comparisons that even people who are a different race, gender, nationality, political party, and religion than we are (and many other labels), these are still our spiritual siblings, also of infinite worth and not lesser beings because they have different opinions, languages, traditions, and lifestyles than we do.
Today, let's work on letting go of our superiority complexes, and treating everyone with generosity, love, and respect.
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