We see you as a Compassionate Word of God , a Word that is preached to all of God s people, and in particular to God s poor. We have also experienced the sadness and suffering that several delegations shared with us, especially our sisters and brothers from the African delegation. In a particular way, the nine of us here from the U.S. delegation are feeling a tremendous sense of anger and embarrassment at our government s seeming callous disregard and inexcusable irresponsibility at Clark Air Force Base. . . Sadly, we believe this to be only one of many such examples. The list can go on and on .
Humility comes from the same root word as earth.
To be humble does not mean to be self-effacing, but to be of earth, to be grounded in Truth. Those who are humble are rooted in God, grounded in Truth. These will be exalted by God. We have witnessed some of your ministries to your people. We have experienced your ministry to us.