Admonition XIX A HUMBLE SERVANT OF GOD

Blessed is the servant who does not consider himself any better when he is praised and exalted by people than when he is considered worthless, simple and looked down upon, for what a person is before God, that he is and no more.

Woe to that religious who has been placed in a high position by others and (who) does not want to come down by his own will.

Blessed is that servant who is not placed in a high position by his own will and always desires to be under the feet of others. (Mt 24:46)

Saint Francis of Assisi


Source: St. Francis of Assisi, The Saint, Early Documents, New City Press