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" The Latin words humus, soil/earth, and homo, human being, have a common derivation, from which we also get our word 'humble.' This is the Genesis origin of who we are: dust - dust that the Lord God used to make us a human being. If we cultivate a lively sense of our origin and nurture a sense of continuity with it, who knows, we may also acquire humility. "

Eugene H. Peterson , Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology (Spiritual Theology #1)


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Eugene H. Peterson quote : The Latin words <i>humus</i>, soil/earth, and <i>homo</i>, human being, have a common derivation, from which we also get our word 'humble.' This is the Genesis origin of who we are: dust - dust that the Lord God used to make us a human being. If we cultivate a lively sense of our origin and nurture a sense of continuity with it, who knows, we may also acquire humility.