“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” Humility is a tough lesson to learn. At times, it comes in the form of feeling submissive or powerless. Other times, it comes in the form of humiliation or mockery. We are embarrassed at how others may view us. Will they look at us or treat us differently?  We think we know it all, and we don’t. We believed with all our heart and conviction that we were right, only to find out we were wrong. We thought that we were doing something good, but it was at the expense of others. We worked so hard on that project only to find out that no one cares or it wasn’t needed or it wasn’t what was asked for. How humiliating. How embarrassing. How foolish you must have looked. Now you are considered weak, a know it all, a failure. Do you think God looks at you that way? God looks at you and sees his child.  When we are weak, God makes us strong. When we are wrong, he gently corrects us. When we are down, he lifts us up. When we are humiliated, he comforts us. When we are lost, he finds us. When we are submissive and powerless, he perfects his love in us. I love Jesus’ invitation to learn from him. What can we learn from Jesus? To be meek and humble of heart. Jesus who is God, Lord and King surrenders it all to the Father. He surrenders it all for you and me. He abandons his opinions, his desire to be right, his concern of how others view him, his feelings of how he is treated, or what they think of him. Nothing affects his relationship with the Father. He does not let pride get in his way.  If we want to get to the Father’s heart then we need to learn from Jesus. Learn to humble ourselves and ask forgiveness when we hurt others, to admit we were wrong, to turn the other cheek, to restrain our mouths and offer a blessing instead. We need to learn meekness and realize and accept our faults, our failures, our shortcomings, our inabilities. We need to learn the love of God. Jesus taught us how to pray. Let us then pray: Jesus meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto thine.