Grace is given to heal the spiritually sick, not to decorate spiritual heroes

We need a millstone around our neck to keep us humble.

lest we be puffed up and make an idol out of our righteousness.

Hence the entire psalm accuses nothing but pride, as stated below (v. 23): The pride of those who hate Thee goes up continually. For this is the cause of unbelief and the beginning of all evils.

No matter how insignificant the little office may be, they take a foot though they do not have an inch,73 and always want to be God themselves when they ought to be God's maid.

These words are like so many thunderclaps of protest from heaven against every kind and type of self-merit.

Hence every external worship and religion is dregs, which alone are left to be drunk by those who by it exalt themselves over others.

Note: God came into the world in order to cast down the demons from divine honors. And now man arrogates the same titles to himself, namely, to boast of good and righteousness, which belong to God alone. But this, too, He will at last, at His Second Coming, cast down.]

True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.

Love the Lord, all you his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.

St. Peter scold me saying son, where have you been? And he saw me with you and asked why are you with that person? and I said to him sorry St. Peter, I though it was heaven.

They looked at each other in dismay, and she knew just what he was thinking. He wanted her gone, but he needed her. She wanted to help, but she wanted to do it wearing britches. Neither of them had a hope of getting what they wanted.