William Jenkyn shares the simplest cure for pride:

“Our father was Adam, our grandfather dust, our great-grandfather, nothing.”

How easy is it to think only in the realm of humanity. Comparing ourselves and our work only to other people. The hierarchy of skills and accomplishments becomes potent. But step back only for a moment and look at the bigger picture and all the levels drop to zero.

We remember that we’re descendants of dust and that it’s only by God’s design and grace that we weren’t born squirrels or raccoons. Huge potential is at the end of our fingertips, but in the same way dust doesn’t accomplish anything itself—neither do we.