Father Mike Schmitz

This is so important.

This should be every single one of our attitudes to life.

Whatever situation we have, God, if this is what you want, then great, I will rejoice.

It is St.

Paul's secret to happiness.

It is his secret to joy, is realizing that

That whether by my sickness or by my health, God is glorified, amen.

Whether by my wealth or my poverty, God is glorified, amen.

Whether by my grief or by my joy, God is glorified, amen to this.

Because he points out that we're called to be shining as lights in the world.

to do everything without grumbling or questioning, that we may be blameless and innocent children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation among whom you shine as lights in the world.

This is chapter two.

And this is, again, we can do that when we have that holy indifference, when we have that holy apatheia.

saying, God, whatever it is that you want, that's what I want.

And he points out in this incredible song in chapter two, it's Philippians chapter two, this almost like a creed where it talks about Jesus.

He says, have this mind among yourselves, which was in Christ Jesus, who though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men and being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.

See, this whole section is actually, scripture scholars believe that this was an ancient poem, like it was a song, maybe even, that Christians would sing

that here Paul is putting into his letter.

It goes on to say, "'Therefore God has highly exalted him "'and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, "'that at the name of Jesus, "'every knee should bow in heaven and on earth "'and under the earth, "'and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord "'to the glory of God the Father.'"