Sentences with phrase «humble of servants»

Man, for Soloveitchik, is ideally a self - sufficient, unique individual, yet no less organically bound to a self - transcending community and tradition; a majestic hero and yet the most humble of servants.

Instead, she is the humblest of servants, the humblest of all human beings, chosen and graced by God to be the mother of His Son.

Not exact matches

After the first spike and crash, and after what some folks wrote about it - including your humble servant right here - it would seem that people would realize what kind of outfit this is, and that they would try to exit their shares, and be done with it, having learned a lesson about believing corporate gobbledygook instead of doing research.

Humble people like Swift display what Robert Greenleaf calls servant leadership; they use their positions of power to advance the interests of all.

She is the antithesis of a humble, authentic servant leader.

His Humble Servant ends with Pius XII's death in 1958, and so doesn't cover Mother's subsequent activities: her productive time at the Pontifical North American College in Rome (1959 - 1969), and her highly praised leadership of the «Casa Pastor Angelicus,» a residence for the elderly, until her death in 1983.

That it was, and His Humble Servant is an extension of that extraordinary commitment.

Paul writes in Philippians 2 that we should be like Christ, and I suppose we could say Mary and Joseph, for making themselves of no reputation, acting like a servant to everybody, and humbling themselves to the greatest extent possible.

This hermeneutic of love is not mere sentimentality, but one that looks to Christ for its definition — Christ, who did not consider power a thing to be grasped, but humbled himself and became a servant to the point of death on a cross.

And if my eyes were more filled with tears than those of a repentant woman, and if each tear were more precious than a pardoned woman's many tears; if I could find a place more humble than the place at his feet, and if I could sit there more humbly than a woman whose heart's sole choice was this one thing needful; if I loved him more sincerely than the most loyal of his servants, eager to shed the last drop of his life - blood in his service; if I had found greater favor in his eyes than the purest among women — nevertheless, if I asked him to alter his purpose, to reveal himself differently, to be more lenient with himself, he would doubtless look at me and say: Man, what have I to do with thee?

Until the culture at large instinctively identifies us as loving, humble servants, and until the tax collectors and prostitutes of our day are beating down our doors to hang out with us as they did with Jesus, we have every reason to accept our culture's judgment of us as correct.

The servile person is concerned about himself or herself, to win the favor of others by being obsequious or humble; the servant is concerned about the health and welfare and well - being of others.

That he was a servant means then only that he was a common man, humble and lowly, not to be distinguished from the multitude of men either by soft raiment or other earthly advantages, nor yet by the innumerable legions of angels he left behind him when he humbled himself.

God's presence in human form, in the humble form of a servant, is itself the teaching.

He humbled himself and took upon him the form of a servant, but he did not come to spend his life as a servant in some private employment, attending to his tasks without in any manner making himself known, either to his master or to his fellow servants — such a measure of wrath we dare not ascribe to the God.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

«Have this mind in you which was in Christ Jesus,» Paul says, as he adapts the kenotic hymn in which Christ who is equal to God humbles himself, takes the form of a servant, and becomes obedient unto death (Philippians 2: 5).

In cautioning us not to barter away the faith in order to gain approval» so we may «fit in»» he said, «Sometimes, we are tempted to be too much our own bosses and not humble children and servants of the Lord.»

I believe Pope Francis is a humble servant of Christ.

To explain how, he turned to the second chapter of Paul's Letter to the Philippians where the apostle speaks of the self - emptying or kenosis of God: «Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant... [and] humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.»

Jesus takes this picture of the heavenly man, and fuses with it the conception of the humble and suffering servant from Isaiah 53.

He is not self assertive but rather the humble servant of the composer and the score.»

He's brought a humble simplicity to a station of opulence, and modeled a servant's heart in a position of authority.

How can you compare the simple, humble, servant (Matthew 10:28) to the arrogant, worshiped, enriched mega church pastors of today?

Devotion to Mary may well land its practitioners in idolatry, leading them to worship one who is not God, and who called herself merely a humble «servant of the Lord» (Luke 1:38).

The Book of Common Prayer had this meaning in view when it employs, in the course of the Prayer of Consecration in the service of Holy Communion, the words: «Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Savior Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make here, before thy Divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same.»

Mr Obama tweeted last week that Mr Graham was «was a humble servant who prayed for so many - and who, with wisdom and grace, gave hope and guidance to generations of Americans».

What bothers me is that he's gotten rich off this church, and to me being a humble servant of God and being rich are mutually exclusive.

«In your relationships with one another,» he explains, «have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!»

Reasonable cowardice that passes for obedience is seen in the practice of quoting the words of the text without translation or interpretation with that humble smile found only on the lips of servants who are delighted that messengers bear no responsibility for the contents or effects of the messages they deliver.

The ramifications for Christian clergy who try to preach the parable in this fashion are yet to be fully explored and few Christians are theologically prepared to humble themselves by considering themselves as servants to Israel, the bride of God.

Perhaps we can aspire, if not to full - blooded resistance, then at the very least to the irony of the Duke of Wellington, who is supposed to have signed off a letter: «I have the honour to be, sir, your humble and obedient servant (which you know damn well I am not).»

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, we thy humble servants do celebrate and make here before thy divine majesty, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make, having in remembrance his blessed Passion and precious Death, his mighty Resurrection and glorious Ascension, rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same.

First, by acting as a humble servant he would wash the soiled feet of his disciples, not only to prepare them for the coming celebration but also looking forward to the time when they would sit at table with Abraham in God's banquet in heaven (Luke 13:29).

Baptism opens up the way of Christian life: it is completed by the sacrament of confirmation, and then throughout the Christian's life he can receive God's forgiveness through the sacrament of reconciliation, and be fed by the Eucharist: «Priests are stewards of the means of salvation, of the sacraments... not to dispense them according to their own will, but as humble servants for the good of the People of God» (Benedict XVI).14

He «emptied himself, taking the form of a servant... he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross» (Phil.

This precisely is the sorrow in Christ: «He can do no other»; He can humble Himself, take the form of a servant, suffer and die for man, invite all to come unto Him, sacrifice every day of His life and every hour of the day, and sacrifice His life — but the possibility of the offense He can not take away.

If you don't believe me, a humble servant of Philadelphia, ask the Heat who have caught two spectacular ass whuppins already.

I regard myself as humble, a good servant, a companion, a sweetheart a good ear, a hopeless cook tidy in the house though, a gardener and most of all, a good friend

Our nations capital is full of countless tales of humble servants who began their terms on an improbable journey to impactful American leadership.

A humble orientation required dialectics of action and reflection that prepared preservice teachers for their roles as professionals, mentors, and civil servants.

Our nation's capital is full of countless tales of humble servants who began their terms on an improbable journey to impactful American leadership.

Woodward's rich pageant of rolling sheetmetal covers the gamut from box - stock classics to mild customs to full - out lead sleds and hot rods, and Your Humble Servant usually gravitates to the stock models, but this car is way cool.

But this was a relatively short drive event with few interesting roads, and anyway, the drive partner and Your Humble Servant already had plenty of stick - time with the new - for - 2016 Chevy Cruze sedan.

This put Your Humble Servant a bit out of his element.

It is the bane of the current eBook mania that I must, as your humble servant, continue to give this subject far more coverage than I would like to.

It is your loyal and humble servant, Frank «Bo» deWindt II, Director of Production here at Aksys Games.

[Kurokishi is a humble servant of the Drake forces and his interests include crushing inferior opponents, combing his mane of long silvery hair and dicking around with cheap voice synthesisers.

Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY Claxons (four - person exhibition, curated by Walter Robinson), Haunch of Venison, New York, NY Grey Area, New York, NY The Queen's Feathers (one - person exhibition), John Tevis Gallery, Paris France 2011 Peacocks and Bottles (one - person exhibition) Organized by Nana Kipiani in conjunction with Artisterium, National Gallery of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia Forever and Never, One More Time (two - person exhibition), Season, Seattle, WA Color Theory, Storefront, Brooklyn, NY 2010 Birdbaths and Birdhouses (one person exhibition), Le Petit Versailles, New York, NY The Visible Vagina, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art & David Nolan Gallery, New York, NY 2009 Modern & Contemporary Ceramics, A.M. Richard Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY Bazvalon (one person exhibition), Rose Burlingham Living Room Gallery, New York, NY 2007 Momenta Art (one person exhibition), Brooklyn, NY French Kiss, organized by Rob Wynne, JGM Galerie, Paris The Demoiselles Revisited, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, New York, NY NADA Art Fair, Miami, FL (Momenta Art booth) 2006 The Studio Visit, Exit Art, New York, NY 2005 Picture Window, (site specific, city organized), Baltimore, Maryland 2004 Hall of Portraits, Pinkard Gallery, Maryland College Institute of Art, Baltimore, MD 2003 The Recurrent, Haunting Ghost, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, New York, NY Sleight of Hand, Salena Gallery, Brooklyn Campus, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 2002 Kismet, The Work Space, New York, NY 2001 Bad Touch, Lump gallery / projects, Raleigh, NC (also traveled to Keith Talent Gallery, London, Rose Museum, Brandeis University, Boston, Space (1026, Philidelphia & UIMA, Chicago) Beautiful You, curated by Larry Krone, Mark Pasek Gallery, New York, NY Your Humble Servant the Genius (two person exhibition with Rob Wynne), Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery, New York, NY Nijinsky, Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery, New York, NY 1999 The Fin - de-Siécle Salon, curated by J. A. Poisson, P.S. 122, New York, NY 1998 Re: Duchamp (organized by Mike Bidlo), Abraham Lubelski Gallery, New York, NY Bowie, Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery, New York, NY 1997 Galerie du Tableau, Marseille, France (one person exhibition) The Whole World in a Small Painting, Trans Hudson Gallery, New York, NY 1996 Cadmium Cathode, Sauce, Brooklyn, NY

Indeed, the subjects of these artworks range from members of important aristocratic families to humble servants, from clergymen to scientific personalities, as well as courtiers and comedians, thus providing an extensive overview of the aesthetic possibilities afforded by the art of portraiture.