DAILY CONTEMPLATION

November 21, 2024 ~ Hathor 12, 1741

So great indeed was [John the Baptist], that he was taken for Christ;
and if he had not himself testified that he was not He,
the mistake would have continued, and he would have been reputed to be the Christ.
What striking humility!
Honor was proffered him by the people, and he himself refused it.
Men were at fault in his greatness, and he humbled himself.
He had no wish to increase by the words of men, seeing he had comprehended the Word of God.
St. Augustine