“The deeper the roots of humility are embedded in the heart, the higher rises the edifice of good deeds.”
Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), the first teacher of evangelism appointed by Francis of Assisi to train the Franciscans, in Sermones, as recounted in The Quotable Saint ed. Rosemary Ellen Guiley (New York: Visionary Living, 2002) 118.
Ever wonder how Francis and a group of dirt poor fellow Christ-followers rebuilt God’s church in their day? They did it neither with bricks nor with money but with humility of heart.