The 3 H’s of Being Human

Humility
The words ‘human’ and ‘humility’ share the same root word: Latin. humus; meaning soil. This tells us two important things about ourselves:
First, that we should always  make our feet planted on the ground. There's no reason to be boastful of our successes; at the end we'll all go back to dust.
Second, humility does not mean demeaning ourselves, or hiding, or playing small. Humility is the truth and the truth is God loves us and wants us to shine.

Heart
Heart has always symbolized life and love. Being human means to be a life to others, rather than a malady. The word courage means ‘heart’. To have a heart therefore, means to be courageous in facing life’s challenges and boredoms.

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
while loving someone deeply gives you courage." Lao Tzu

HealEach of us has the capacity to heal, but many of us have forgotten this reality. When we were infants, our presence in the family was already a healing experience to those around us. The infants’ charisma is instantaneous and irresistible. Our smiles then were heaven to our parents. But as we grew older, we tend to forget our true power.  We became serious and critical. Our smile became expensive and our touch harder. Our words turned ambiguous.
Being human means being a healing presence. This is the reason why during grief, a friend’s presence is priceless.

And finally, we need to remember that human beings are not citizens of this world. We are meant to go back to Heaven…our true Home… Philippians 3:20-21 

Father,
Thank You for
Creating us in Your image and likeness.
Give us the courage to be humble
And courageous.
In Jesus’ Name.
Amen.

photo: Michelangelo