Mike Riccardi, On the Humility of Jesus’ Incarnation

“If Christ could come down from the glories of heaven itself, all the way down to the abject degradation of the cross, surely we, mere creatures of the dust who have been saved by the humility-driven gospel, can surrender our rights for the sake of maintaining the unity of the spirit of the bond of peace (cf. Eph. 4:3). In the midst of conflict with a brother or sister in Christ – or with a spouse or family member – though we might be right, and though we might be entitled to deference and respect and recognition, we can think on the only One who ever had a right to assert His rights and refused, and regard one another as more important than ourselves, giving preference to one another in honor (cf. Rom. 12:10) for the sake of unity. The kenosis is a call to imitate the humility of Christ.” (High King of Heaven, pgs. 116-117)