Self Worship is blinding

The pride of humans causes us to believe in our infallibility and our power derived from business or social success. The texts in the Roman Catholic Lectionary today contain warnings against the idolatry of self. Jesus advises the difficulty for those who are attached to the riches of this world to move with Him to the service of others and intimacy with the will of the Divine. The focus on self is 180 degrees away from the focus of God toward the other. Tyre was the seat of opulence and wealth in the ancient world. The leaders were revered as gods. Today we might advise people not to believe their own publicity releases lest they begin to live as their story suggests. Our need to stay grounded as beatitude people in meekness, humility and peace seeking is one strategy to avoid self worship.