Much was made of the fact that newly elected Pope Francis fetching his own luggage and personally settling accounts at the hotel where he had stayed during the conclave to select a new Pope. Here is the lead from one article: "Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a decidedly different style for the papacy usually ensconced inside the frescoed halls of the Vatican." (NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press 4:24 A.M.MARCH 14, 2013)
I don't accept the authority of the Pope, but my article today is not so much critical as sympathetic. I wish reporters would leave the guy alone. Acts of humility, and religious activities, like praying--the Pope's prayer at church right after the hotel visit was also widely publicized--ought to be private. Listen to what the Lord Jesus had to say on this. Any righteous deed done for the purpose of display is not a righteous deed at all. As perverse as it is, one can be proud of his humility. Such is the depth of depravity.
So, if Francis errand to fetch his stuff and pay his bill--in a regular car, no less--was a sincere act of humility, he wouldn't want it spread worldwide. If it was not sincere it shouldn't be publicized.
Meanwhile back in Covington VA, I pray that the Lord will
help me to "not to think more highly" of myself than I ought. A sober assessment would lead to the truth that if I have anything worthy of note it is from God. (Romans 12:3)
It's STTA.
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